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   terrier
         n 1: any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally
               trained to hunt animals living underground

English Dictionary: tourer by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
terror
n
  1. an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety [syn: panic, terror, affright]
  2. a person who inspires fear or dread; "he was the terror of the neighborhood"
    Synonym(s): terror, scourge, threat
  3. a very troublesome child
    Synonym(s): terror, brat, little terror, holy terror
  4. the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons); "he used terror to make them confess"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
thrower
n
  1. a person who twists silk or rayon filaments into a thread or yarn
    Synonym(s): throwster, thrower
  2. someone who projects something (especially by a rapid motion of the arm)
  3. a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
    Synonym(s): potter, thrower, ceramicist, ceramist
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
torero
n
  1. a matador or one of the supporting team during a bull fight
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tourer
n
  1. someone who travels for pleasure [syn: tourist, tourer, holidaymaker]
  2. large open car seating four with folding top
    Synonym(s): touring car, phaeton, tourer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
trier
n
  1. one (as a judge) who examines and settles a case
  2. one who tries
    Synonym(s): trier, attempter, essayer
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tarrier \Tar"ri*er\, n.
      One who, or that which, tarries.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tarrier \Tar"ri*er\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A kind of dig; a terrier. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tearer \Tear"er\, n.
      One who tears or rends anything; also, one who rages or raves
      with violence.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Terrar \Ter"rar\, n. [LL. terrarius liber. See {Terrier} a
      collection of acknowledgments.] (O. Eng. Law)
      See 2d {Terrier}, 2.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Terrier \Ter"ri*er\, n.
      1. [F. terrier, chien terrier, from terre the earth, L.
            terra; cf. F. terrier a burrow, LL. terrarium a hillock
            (hence the sense, a mound thrown up in making a burrow, a
            burrow). See {Terrace}, and cf. {Terrier}, 2.] (Zo[94]l.)
            One of a breed of small dogs, which includes several
            distinct subbreeds, some of which, such as the Skye
            terrier and Yorkshire terrier, have long hair and drooping
            ears, while others, at the English and the black-and-tan
            terriers, have short, close, smooth hair and upright ears.
  
      Note: Most kinds of terriers are noted for their courage, the
               acuteness of their sense of smell, their propensity to
               hunt burrowing animals, and their activity in
               destroying rats, etc. See {Fox terrier}, under {Fox}.
  
      2. [F. terrier, papier terrier, LL. terrarius liber, i.e., a
            book belonging or pertaining to land or landed estates.
            See {Terrier}, 1, and cf. {Terrar}.] (Law)
            (a) Formerly, a collection of acknowledgments of the
                  vassals or tenants of a lordship, containing the rents
                  and services they owed to the lord, and the like.
            (b) In modern usage, a book or roll in which the lands of
                  private persons or corporations are described by their
                  site, boundaries, number of acres, or the like.
                  [Written also {terrar}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Terrar \Ter"rar\, n. [LL. terrarius liber. See {Terrier} a
      collection of acknowledgments.] (O. Eng. Law)
      See 2d {Terrier}, 2.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Terrier \Ter"ri*er\, n.
      1. [F. terrier, chien terrier, from terre the earth, L.
            terra; cf. F. terrier a burrow, LL. terrarium a hillock
            (hence the sense, a mound thrown up in making a burrow, a
            burrow). See {Terrace}, and cf. {Terrier}, 2.] (Zo[94]l.)
            One of a breed of small dogs, which includes several
            distinct subbreeds, some of which, such as the Skye
            terrier and Yorkshire terrier, have long hair and drooping
            ears, while others, at the English and the black-and-tan
            terriers, have short, close, smooth hair and upright ears.
  
      Note: Most kinds of terriers are noted for their courage, the
               acuteness of their sense of smell, their propensity to
               hunt burrowing animals, and their activity in
               destroying rats, etc. See {Fox terrier}, under {Fox}.
  
      2. [F. terrier, papier terrier, LL. terrarius liber, i.e., a
            book belonging or pertaining to land or landed estates.
            See {Terrier}, 1, and cf. {Terrar}.] (Law)
            (a) Formerly, a collection of acknowledgments of the
                  vassals or tenants of a lordship, containing the rents
                  and services they owed to the lord, and the like.
            (b) In modern usage, a book or roll in which the lands of
                  private persons or corporations are described by their
                  site, boundaries, number of acres, or the like.
                  [Written also {terrar}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Terrier \Ter"ri*er\, n. [CF. L. terere to rub, to rub away,
      terebra a borer.]
      An auger or borer. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Terrier \Ter"ri*er\, n.
      1. [F. terrier, chien terrier, from terre the earth, L.
            terra; cf. F. terrier a burrow, LL. terrarium a hillock
            (hence the sense, a mound thrown up in making a burrow, a
            burrow). See {Terrace}, and cf. {Terrier}, 2.] (Zo[94]l.)
            One of a breed of small dogs, which includes several
            distinct subbreeds, some of which, such as the Skye
            terrier and Yorkshire terrier, have long hair and drooping
            ears, while others, at the English and the black-and-tan
            terriers, have short, close, smooth hair and upright ears.
  
      Note: Most kinds of terriers are noted for their courage, the
               acuteness of their sense of smell, their propensity to
               hunt burrowing animals, and their activity in
               destroying rats, etc. See {Fox terrier}, under {Fox}.
  
      2. [F. terrier, papier terrier, LL. terrarius liber, i.e., a
            book belonging or pertaining to land or landed estates.
            See {Terrier}, 1, and cf. {Terrar}.] (Law)
            (a) Formerly, a collection of acknowledgments of the
                  vassals or tenants of a lordship, containing the rents
                  and services they owed to the lord, and the like.
            (b) In modern usage, a book or roll in which the lands of
                  private persons or corporations are described by their
                  site, boundaries, number of acres, or the like.
                  [Written also {terrar}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Terror \Ter"ror\, n. [L. terror, akin to terrere to frighten,
      for tersere; akin to Gr. [?] to flee away, dread, Skr. tras
      to tremble, to be afraid, Russ. triasti to shake: cf. F.
      terreur. Cf. {Deter}.]
      1. Extreme fear; fear that agitates body and mind; violent
            dread; fright.
  
                     Terror seized the rebel host.            --Milton.
  
      2. That which excites dread; a cause of extreme fear.
  
                     Those enormous terrors of the Nile.   --Prior.
  
                     Rulers are not a terror to good works. --Rom. xiii.
                                                                              3.
  
                     There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      Note: Terror is used in the formation of compounds which are
               generally self-explaining: as, terror-fraught,
               terror-giving, terror-smitten, terror-stricken,
               terror-struck, and the like.
  
      {King of terrors}, death. --Job xviii. 14.
  
      {Reign of Terror}. (F. Hist.) See in Dictionary of Noted
            Names in Fiction.
  
      Syn: Alarm; fright; consternation; dread; dismay. See
               {Alarm}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Thrower \Throw"er\, n.
      One who throws. Specifically:
      (a) One who throws or twists silk; a throwster.
      (b) One who shapes vessels on a throwing engine.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wear \Wear\, v. i.
      1. To endure or suffer use; to last under employment; to bear
            the consequences of use, as waste, consumption, or
            attrition; as, a coat wears well or ill; -- hence,
            sometimes applied to character, qualifications, etc.; as,
            a man wears well as an acquaintance.
  
      2. To be wasted, consumed, or diminished, by being used; to
            suffer injury, loss, or extinction by use or time; to
            decay, or be spent, gradually. [bd]Thus wore out
            night.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     Away, I say; time wears.                     --Shak.
  
                     Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou and this
                     people that is with thee.                  --Ex. xviii.
                                                                              18.
  
                     His stock of money began to wear very low. --Sir W.
                                                                              Scott.
  
                     The family . . . wore out in the earlier part of the
                     century.                                             --Beaconsfield.
  
      {To wear off}, to pass away by degrees; as, the follies of
            youth wear off with age.
  
      {To wear on}, to pass on; as, time wears on. --G. Eliot.
  
      {To wear weary}, to become weary, as by wear, long
            occupation, tedious employment, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Trier \Tri"er\, n. [From {Try}.]
      1. One who tries; one who makes experiments; one who examines
            anything by a test or standard. --Boyle.
  
      2. One who tries judicially.
  
      3. (Law) A person appointed according to law to try
            challenges of jurors; a trior. --Burrill.
  
      4. That which tries or approves; a test. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Trior \Tri"or\, n. (Law)
      Same as {Trier}, 2 and 3.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   True \True\, a. [Compar. {Truer}; superl. {Truest}.] [OE. trewe,
      AS. tre[a2]we faithful, true, from tre[a2]w fidelity, faith,
      troth; akin to OFries. triuwe, adj., treuwa, n., OS. triuwi,
      adj., trewa, n., D. trouw, adj. & n., G. treu, adj., treue,
      n., OHG. gitriuwi, adj., triuwa, n., Icel. tryggr, adj., Dan.
      tro, adj. & n., Sw. trogen, adj., tro, n., Goth. triggws,
      adj., triggwa, n., trauan to trust, OPruss druwis faith. Cf.
      {Trow}, {Trust}, {Truth}.]
      1. Conformable to fact; in accordance with the actual state
            of things; correct; not false, erroneous, inaccurate, or
            the like; as, a true relation or narration; a true
            history; a declaration is true when it states the facts.
  
      2. Right to precision; conformable to a rule or pattern;
            exact; accurate; as, a true copy; a true likeness of the
            original.
  
                     Making his eye, foot, and hand keep true time. --Sir
                                                                              W. Scott.
  
      3. Steady in adhering to friends, to promises, to a prince,
            or the like; unwavering; faithful; loyal; not false,
            fickle, or perfidious; as, a true friend; a wife true to
            her husband; an officer true to his charge.
  
                     Thy so true, So faithful, love unequaled. --Milton.
  
                     Dare to be true: nothing can need a lie. --Herbert.
  
      4. Actual; not counterfeit, adulterated, or pretended;
            genuine; pure; real; as, true balsam; true love of
            country; a true Christian.
  
                     The true light which lighteth every man that cometh
                     into the world.                                 --John i. 9.
  
                     True ease in writing comes from art, not chance.
                                                                              --Pope.
  
      Note: True is sometimes used elliptically for It is true.
  
      {Out of true}, varying from correct mechanical form,
            alignment, adjustment, etc.; -- said of a wall that is not
            perpendicular, of a wheel whose circumference is not in
            the same plane, and the like. [Colloq.]
  
      {A true bill} (Law), a bill of indictment which is returned
            by the grand jury so indorsed, signifying that the charges
            to be true.
  
      {True time}. See under {Time}.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Tererro, NM
      Zip code(s): 87573

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Traer, IA (city, FIPS 78735)
      Location: 42.19247 N, 92.46473 W
      Population (1990): 1552 (716 housing units)
      Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 50675

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Truro, IA (city, FIPS 79140)
      Location: 41.21040 N, 93.84569 W
      Population (1990): 391 (168 housing units)
      Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 50257
   Truro, MA
      Zip code(s): 02666

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   treeware /tree'weir/ n.   Printouts, books, and other
   information media made from pulped dead trees.   Compare
   {tree-killer}, see {documentation}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   treeware
  
      /tree'weir/ Printouts, books, {documentation}, and
      other information media made from pulped dead trees by a
      {tree-killer}.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
      (1999-01-15)
  
  
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