messet
(UK, dialect, obsolete) A dog, especially one as a pet.
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(UK, dialect, obsolete) A dog, especially one as a pet.
From the mixture of these, and other breeds, we have messets, lap-dogs, dancers, waps, mongrels, and an endless number of varieties and compounds for which it is difficult to find a name.
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