alsatian

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  1. Pertaining to Alsatia.
  2. An inhabitant of Alsatia or Alsace in Germany, or of Alsatia or White Friars (a resort of debtors and criminals) in London.

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  • Prisoners watching from the nearest hut saw steam rising out of the air holes and prayed that the hund fuehrer and his alsatian dog who patrolled the compound at night wouldn't notice. —  THE GREAT ESCAPE
  • She was his fifth alsatian, a rich roan colour, just two years old. —  Put On By Cunning
  • A master-leaver and a fugitive, Wexford reflected, eyeing the alsatian who had abandoned Camargue to his fate. —  Put On By Cunning
  • The hammer that laid out the alsatian guard dog, the pliers that cut the wire and apparent proof that Dr. Hartnell's moped was in the vicinity of Mordon last night. " —  The Satan Bug
  • This time the alsatian had been left behind. —  Put On By Cunning
 

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