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Airedale

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Airedale
a large rough-haired tan-coloured breed of terrier characterized by a black saddle-shaped patch covering most of the back


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"I suppose I'm a fool," remarked the assistant secretary; "but by George, I can't help believing it, and I can see that girl now, with the big Airedale at her side protecting her from the terrors of a million years ago.
The People That Time Forgot by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
Once, Terrence, who was nearly as large as an Airedale and fully as lion-hearted--Terrence the Magnificent, as Tom Haggin called him-- had caught such a bush-dog trespassing on the beach and given him a delightful thrashing, in which Jerry and Michael, and Patsy and Kathleen, who were at the time alive, had joined with many shrill yelps and sharp nips.
Jerry of the Islands by London, Jack View in context
In size and weight it is comparable to a large Airedale terrier.
The Chessmen of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
 
 
 
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