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Definition of Critter
1. Noun. A regional term for 'creature' (especially for domestic animals).
Definition of Critter
1. Noun. A creature ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Critter
1. a creature [n -S] - See also: creature
Lexicographical Neighbors of Critter
Literary usage of Critter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Library of Wit and Humor, Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Literature by Rufus Edmonds Shapley (1884)
""That parrot must hev been kin to my critter ; fer he could jist ... By thunder,
no critter'ud swaller mor'n one uv my fingers fer grub, an' I'd sarch him ..."
2. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"critter, creature—contd. 1847 I tracked the critter out of the field to the ...
1848 The " critter " [a steer] was found quietly consuming clover in an ..."
3. The Cyclopædia of Wit and Humor: Containing Choice and Characteristic by William Evans Burton (1859)
"... he trudged on, grumbling to himself— " What," he muttered, " will Polly say
now—П1 never hear the last of that critter the longest day I live. ..."
4. Teaching the Best Practice Way: Methods That Matter, K-12 by Harvey Daniels, Marilyn Bizar (2005)
"critter Assessment My cousin bought a new house in a new development. The builders
cut down a forest and built 10 houses. My cousin was so excited to have a ..."
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