roughie

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How to use roughie in a sentence

Mr. Trevor glanced, still a little doubtfully, at Roughie in my arms.
The House That Grew|Mrs. Molesworth
I can see Roughie'—for Rough, had considered it more manly to stay in the shop—'and Mr.—your papa, Celestina.
The Rectory Children|Mrs Molesworth
As ill-luck would have it, she found the 'something' in the shape of my poor darling Roughie!
The House That Grew|Mrs. Molesworth
He ran—of course the noise got worse; he ran faster, and it grew louder—faster still—oh, my poor Roughie!
The House That Grew|Mrs. Molesworth

But for my having him in my arms, he would have made an end of Roughie, and certainly I would never have told this story.
The House That Grew|Mrs. Molesworth