bull-dog

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If we happen to think a moral page a better object to admire than the frizzled forehead of a bull, and like the ascending of a lark in preference to the mounting of a bull-dog, what has Mr. W — to do with it?

Letter 88 2009
And to this dream the Japanese clings and will cling with bull-dog tenacity.

The Yellow Peril 2010
The bull-dog was bleeding back of one ear from a rip in his thick neck.

The Clinging Death 2010
And still the bull-dog, with grim certitude, toiled after him.

The Clinging Death 2010
The bull-dog had managed to roll him over on his back, and still hanging on to his throat, was on top of him.

The Clinging Death 2010
The bull-dog stood too short, while its massive jaws were an added protection.

The Clinging Death 2010
In spite of his armour of fur, the great vein of his throat would have long since been torn open, had not the first grip of the bull-dog been so low down as to be practically on the chest.

The Clinging Death 2010
At last he fell, toppling backward, exhausted; and the bull-dog promptly shifted his grip, getting in closer, mangling more and more of the fur-folded flesh, throttling White Fang more severely than ever.

The Clinging Death 2010
The dogs were drawn apart, the bull-dog struggling vigorously.

The Clinging Death 2010
Tim Keenan shoved the bull-dog forward with a muttered “Go to it.”

The Clinging Death 2010