black-and-tan terrier
Britishnoun
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That despondent wooer on the sofa, beside Mrs. Walters, pulled dejectedly at the ears of her little black-and-tan terrier, and answered at random all the pleasant things she said to him.
From Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir by Fleming, May Agnes
One of these was a Polish countess, who took with her a little black-and-tan terrier.
From What a Young Woman Ought to Know by Wood-Allen, Mary
A young man at the same hotel had two setters and a black-and-tan terrier.
From The Speech of Monkeys by Garner, Richard Lynch
Almost simultaneously, the black-and-tan terrier sprang from a lair near my feet, and hurried from the room, shaking his ears vigorously.
From Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. by Ross, Martin
My salaam was soon made; but as I retired backwards I had the misfortune to set my heel on the toes of a black-and-tan terrier, a privileged pet of the General's.
From Tracks of a Rolling Stone by Coke, Henry J. (Henry John)
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