Lancashire heeler

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noun

a small sturdy dog of a breed with a short thick black or liver-coloured coat with tan markings, often used for herding cattle

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Words nearby Lancashire heeler

Lanarkshire, lanate, lanatoside, Lancashire, Lancashire chair, Lancashire heeler, Lancaster, Lancaster Sound, Lancastrian, lance, lance corporal

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Evans is scheduled to appear in court in Preston, Lancashire, on September 18.
In Emotional Speech, Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans Resigns on Rape Charge|Nico Hines|September 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The six soldiers all came from the same British regiment, the Lancashire Fusiliers.
The History Behind ANZAC Day|David Frum|April 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
According to published reports, a couple, one of whom is a member of the armed forces, were arrested in Lancashire.
The Sun’s Royal Editor and Others Arrested|Peter Jukes|April 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Snuff is very extensively used in the mills and factories of Lancashire.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.

The cattle here are large and well-shaped, something like our own Lancashire breed, and mottled in colour, though mostly red.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil|Maria Graham
In Cheshire and Lancashire the word is in common use to this day, and invariably means starved for want of food.
Notes and Queries, Number 194, July 16, 1853|Various
They were preserved on the lands of some abbeys; for instance, by the Abbats of Whalley, Lancashire.
Notes and Queries, Number 192, July 2, 1853|Various
Lancashire and Cheshire had benefited much by Irish yarn, 4,000 hands being employed in weaving it at Manchester alone.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3)|Richard Bagwell

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