Aberdeen terrier
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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She had been throwing blandishments to Mrs. Watton's dog, a grey Aberdeen terrier, who stood on the rug quietly regarding her.
From Sir George Tressady — Volume I by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
For hours she went on—Jock, her Aberdeen terrier, toddling at her side, in her hand a stout ash-stick—regardless of the muddy roads or the wet weather.
From The House of Whispers by Le Queux, William
Inside the car on dark blue cushions a small Aberdeen terrier, the picture of patient good-behaviour, sat gazing resignedly out of the window.
From Juggernaut by Campbell, Alice
While still a little distance away they caught sight of a small Aberdeen terrier in the act of disappearing around the corner of a leafy avenue.
From Juggernaut by Campbell, Alice
They were in answer to a Highland friend, who enquired through the medium of a well-known journal, if he knew the Aberdeen terrier.
From Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat by Stables, Gordon
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