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All went well till they reached the farther end of the village, where, although the Baaren-hauter 17 who kept the guard was as drunk as his companions on duty, a large shaggy dog which lay beside him was more vigilant.
Anne of Geierstein 2008
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Baaren-hauter [2] who kept guard was as drunk as his companions on duty, a large shaggy dog which lay beside him was more vigilant.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 373, Supplementary Number Various
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This was the year the burger went haute and they don't come any hauter than David
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17 Baaren-hauter — he of the Bear's hide — a nickname for a German private soldier.
Anne of Geierstein 2008
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The inhabitants fled from the castle to escape their violence, and as we passed their leaguer in the gray of the morning, a drunken Baaren-hauter shot my poor horse, and I was forced, in the way of exchange, to take up with his heavy Flemish animal, with its steel saddle, and its clumsy chaffron.”
Anne of Geierstein 2008
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