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But she was amusing herself with a surprisingly vivid and terrible picture of Mr. Arbuthnot cloaked in a shaggy hide and going with heavy devouring swiftness upon all-fours with a lamb dangling from his mouth. — from Lolly Willowes, or, The Loving Huntsman by Sylvia Townsend Warner
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He felt a sort of relief when one, running, tripped and fell on all-fours in the tepid sea-water.
A SON OF THE SUN 2010
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He's furry, walks on all-fours, and will eat anything.
Wendy Diamond: Chelsea Handler Got Chunky Wendy Diamond 2011
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But she was amusing herself with a surprisingly vivid and terrible picture of Mr. Arbuthnot cloaked in a shaggy hide and going with heavy devouring swiftness upon all-fours with a lamb dangling from his mouth. — from Lolly Willowes, or, The Loving Huntsman by Sylvia Townsend Warner
A Different Stripe: 2009
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He's furry, walks on all-fours, and will eat anything.
Wendy Diamond: Chelsea Handler Got Chunky Wendy Diamond 2011
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I cannot even say whether it ran on all-fours, or only with its forearms held very low.
Morlocks Adam Roberts 2010
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Barbara was in the living room on all-fours, crawling energetically.
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I cannot even say whether it ran on all-fours, or only with its forearms held very low.
Archive 2010-07-01 Adam Roberts 2010
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And I'm not gettin on my all-fours and braying to Mecca.
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And I'm not gettin on my all-fours and braying to Mecca.
yarb commented on the word all-fours
Citation on cudgel-playing.
January 17, 2022