aar
Americanabbreviation
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Commerce. against all risks.
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average annual rainfall.
Example Sentences
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‘Ther's noabry kept Him aat o' aar haas, as I know on, hes ther, Sally?’ said Moses, turning to his wife.
From Lancashire Idylls (1898) by Mather, Marshall
"Why, it's only for a bit till things brighten up in aar loine, and then thaa knows I can get wark at th' mill agean."
From Little Abe Or, The Bishop of Berry Brow by Jewell, F.
“Why,” hoo says, “I think as thaa's fotched aar Joe daan fro' heaven to hear thee playin'; he seems nearer to me naa nor he ever did sin' he left us.”
From Lancashire Idylls (1898) by Mather, Marshall
Look at it well, it does excel all t' flat-backs i' aar smithy.
From Yorkshire Dialect Poems (1673-1915) and traditional poems by Moorman, Frederic William
He was condemning the want of faith which characterized some professors: "Bless yo'," he said, "sooiner than aar God would see His faithful children want, He would mak' apple-dumplins grow on ash-trees."
From Little Abe Or, The Bishop of Berry Brow by Jewell, F.
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