1806 1st Ser. 7 504 General Norton..suggested..that troops in the home islands should be attested to serve..until 6 months after the termination of any war.
1948 C. L. B. Hubbard xviii. 205 In its home islands it [sc. the Shetland sheepdog] is known as the Tounie Dog or Peerie Dog.
2000 P. Moore (2001) xxiii. 390 Lara was from Trinidad, and not much liked outside his home island.