tarrier

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When doggy men beyond ocean talk about a terrier, they usually pronounce it tarrier, and not terrier, as we mostly call him on this bank of the Atlantic.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 25, November, 1859 by Various

If had bin ony other dog—greyhound, bull, tarrier, or even a young sheep-dog—d'yo' think he'd ha' stopped wi' the one?

From Bob, Son of Battle by Ollivant, Alfred

I mean sum time tew hav a rat tarrier, and then I suppoze, to enjoy myself, I shall have tew git sum rats.

From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Shaw, Henry W.

Mi wife iz one ov them kind ov wimmin that don’t make enny statements unless they are true, so yu needn’t send me enny more tarrier.

From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Shaw, Henry W.

You see, the old tarrier was crossing Saint Nicholas Avenue, with a big market basket full of provisions—the family dinner, I suppose.

From Cap'n Warren's Wards by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby