2. Specifically: A domestic animal or a non-predatory wild animal; -- contrasted with {varmint}, also dialectal. [U. S., western dialect] [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
crittur — crit·tur … English syllables
crittur — noun see critter … Useful english dictionary
Harriet Beecher Stowe: Uncle Tom Defies Simon Legree (1852) — ▪ Primary Source Few attacks upon slavery were as effective as Harriet Beecher Stowe s Uncle Tom s Cabin. First written as a serial for the abolitionist journal National Era beginning in 1851, it appeared in book form in 1852. It was an… … Universalium
critter — crit ter (kr[i^]t t[ e]r), n. [from creature.] [Also spelled {crittur}.] 1. Any animal; as, lots of critters come out only at night. [U. S., western dialect] [PJC] 2. Specifically: A domestic animal or a non predatory wild animal; contrasted with … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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critter — /krit euhr/, n. Dial. 1. a domesticated animal. 2. any creature. Also, crittur. [var. of CREATURE] * * * … Universalium
truck — 1. noun /trʌk/ a) A small wheel or roller, specifically the wheel of a gun carriage. Put that cannon up once, and Ill answer for it that no Injin faces it. Twill be as good as a dozen sentinels, answered Joel. As for mountin, I thought of that… … Wiktionary
critter — or crittur [krit′ər] n. dial. var. of CREATURE (esp. sense 2) … English World dictionary
