pet
noun
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
petter
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a word derived from
pet.
Example Sentences
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Well, den, I will dry and dink so, and pe petter asht de greatest shentlemans of dem all.
From The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts by James Fenimore Cooper
"Ah," said Robin, "your honour is a shudge—-a real shudge: I couldna have set off the pest six peasts petter mysell, me that ken them as if they were my pairns, puir things."
From International Short Stories English by Various
Figures and I didn't agree; nor do I like 'em any petter at seventy t'an I liket 'em at seventeen.
From The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts by James Fenimore Cooper
"It wass petter—much petter," said Evan Evans, "and ass for the captain's wife, she iss a lady, whatefer."
From The Strand Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 161, May 1904 by Various
The baron came to the table with a blissful air, crying: "I vould like noding petter, but I haf not ein sou."
From Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 by Charles Paul de Kock
