critter
noun
a domesticated animal.
crittur
-
a variation of
critter.
Example Sentences
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It were well known that Wilfred were a mean-sperrited crittur as only wanted to know from which one 'e 'd be likely to get compensation for th' bite on his leg.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, June 16, 1920 by Various
Ain't he one as says, 'I ain't like that poor publican yonder, I 'm another guess sort of crittur, and sit in quite another sort of place?'
From One Of Them by Charles James Lever
I bet you that ole goat’ll knock the stuffin’ out of your club, and purtect hisself ag’in any wild crittur, from a stink-cat to a tiger.”
From Tales from the Veld by Ernest Glanville
"Some poor, crazy crittur, wasn't she?" asked True.
From The Lamplighter by Maria S. Cummins
That dumb crittur had more sense in him than many a human; and it ’ud ha’ done me a sight o’ good to have pulled him thro’; but it wasn’t possible, nohow.”
From The White Squaw by Mayne Reid
