"You must know," said he, "I walked about all the forenoon, till I was as tired as an old donkey, without seeing a single grunter-not so much as a track of one; but as I was determined not to return empty-handed, I resolved to go without my dinner, and-" "What!"
"The Coral Island"
R.M. Ballantyne
In the morning the strabismic plug-ugly with the red hair brought him food and drink, while in the evening the non-grunter did the honours.
"The Man Upstairs and Other Stories"
P. G. Wodehouse
As soon as twilight sets in, the whip is again heard echoing the signal for muster; and in the same order in which they were collected, the swine are driven back, each group tailing off to its respective sty, as the herd approaches the villages, till the last grunter, having found his home, the drover seeks his cottage and repose.
"The Book of Household Management"
Mrs. Isabella Beeton