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Because Iraq's border with Turkey was deeply troubled where Kurds were concerned, and abristle with Turkish troops, Switters thought it best to try to enter from Syria.

Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates Robbins, Tom 2000

Because Iraq's border with Turkey was deeply troubled where Kurds were concerned, and abristle with Turkish troops, Switters thought it best to try to enter from Syria.

Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates Robbins, Tom 2000

The worst kind of provincial, face unpowdered and weathered like a peasant's, hair and beard abristle, uncouth as a monkey and growling a dialect so barbarous that one could barely comprehend him.

The Boat of a Million Years Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1989

The worst kind of provincial, face unpowdered and weathered like a peasant's, hair and beard abristle, uncouth as a monkey and growling a dialect so barbarous that one could barely comprehend him.

The Boat of a Million Years Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1988

With a low-muttered oath and the short hairs of his neck stiffly abristle, the young man stepped gingerly forward and onto the gray disk.

Hero Of Dreams Lumley, Brian 1986

Aluteyn posed for a moment in front of his throne, his silvery-gold hair and mustache abristle with static.

The Golden Torc May, Julian, 1931- 1981

His whiskers, abristle on his upper lip, fanned out above his eyes, gave him an additional report on space as they were intended to.

Breed to Come Norton, Andre 1972

Sean's dogs had rushed forward to meet the other pack and now they milled about in a restrained frenzy of mutual bottom-smelling, stiff-limbed with tension, backs abristle and legs cocking in the formal act of urination.

When the Lion Feeds Smith, Wilbur 1964

But on the wall of the keep Cercamorte's half-clad men fell sprawling, abristle with feathered shafts.

O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 Various

Their steep slopes were slashed with Austrian trenches and abristle with guns which commanded the roads leading to the river, the bridge-heads, and the town.

Italy at War and the Allies in the West 1918