Towzer

How she ever came to be called "Towzer," her real name being Angela, would have puzzled any one unused to the extraordinary things invented by children's brains, and the queer grotesque charm which the "rule of contrary," especially as applied to nicknames, seems to possess for them.

A Christmas Posy Mrs. Molesworth 1880

"She shall stand on the table," she continued, struggling breathlessly with "Towzer," as she tried to lift her in her arms, "and ----"

A Christmas Posy Mrs. Molesworth 1880

Some of them certainly did dance about me like wild Indians, and the greater part could not resist the temptation of pretending that I was a dog, and patting and soothing me, lest I should bite, and saying, ‘Lie down, sir!’ and calling me Towzer.

David Copperfield 2007

Towzer a visit — and whence he was going to take his friend out for an airing, when he met Miss Crawley and her wheezy Blenheim spaniel, which Towzer would have eaten up had not the Blenheim fled squealing to the protection of Miss Briggs, while the atrocious master of the bull-dog stood laughing at the horrible persecution.

Vanity Fair 2006

Aunt Towzer were related, as all the world knows; for Decimus

The Great Hoggarty Diamond 2006

Hate the Doctor: hate Towzer, the second master; hate everybody there.

The History of Pendennis 2006

It makes me shiver when Towzer sticks his big, hot tongue on my face.

At the Little Brown House Ruth Alberta Brown

Towzer came to challenge him as he unlatched the gate and approached the house, and not a ray of light shone out into the darkness from window or door, though it was yet early evening.

At the Little Brown House Ruth Alberta Brown

All this old Towzer heard, and strolling back to his place on the porch, he looked up at the chamber window above him and barked sharply.

At the Little Brown House Ruth Alberta Brown

Old Towzer, from his bed on the porch of the little brown house, almost bidden by tall maples and wide-spreading elms, stretched and yawned, perked up his ears, listened intently, then rose stiffly, shook his heavy coat and leisurely descending the steps, circled around the place to see whether anyone was yet astir.

At the Little Brown House Ruth Alberta Brown