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  • And the pedigree was as royal-blooded as was possible for an Irish terrier to possess, whose breed, beginning with the ancient Irish wolf-hound, had been moulded and established by man in less than two generations of men.

    CHAPTER VII 2010

  • And we had a huge Irish wolf-hound at the time, he lived in this huge doghouse …

    Interview: Michael Shannon on Getting Crazy for The Runaways, Images of Bloodied Girls, and HBO’s Boardwalk Empire | /Film 2010

  • Frank seated himself in the vacant throne of the Emperor, and extending his half-armed and robust figure on the golden cushions which were destined for Alexius, he indolently began to caress a large wolf-hound which had followed him, and which, feeling itself as much at ease as its master, reposed its grim form on the carpets of silk and gold damask, which tapestried the imperial foot-stool.

    Count Robert of Paris 2008

  • And you can't go wrong with a talking bear and a talking wolf-hound as companions to the hero.

    Archive 2005-06-01 2005

  • And you can't go wrong with a talking bear and a talking wolf-hound as companions to the hero.

    Book Review: The World of Eldaterra 2005

  • And you can't go wrong with a talking bear and a talking wolf-hound as companions to the hero.

    Book Review: The World of Eldaterra Kev 2005

  • And you can't go wrong with a talking bear and a talking wolf-hound as companions to the hero.

    Archive 2005-06-01 Kev 2005

  • They drove past farmyards, the carriage jogging along unevenly with the ill-matched animals, putting to flight terrified black hens who plunged into the bushes and disappeared, occasionally followed by a barking wolf-hound.

    Une Vie 2003

  • Always had to be top, uh— She broke off before she uttered the words wolf-hound.

    Orchid Jayne Castle 1998

  • Always had to be top, uh— She broke off before she uttered the words wolf-hound.

    Orchid Jayne Castle 1998

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