begar
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of begar
< Hindi bēgār < Persian
Example Sentences
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By World War II it begar, giving "achievement tests" in 10 different subjects.
From Time Magazine Archive
In November 1933, the U. S. Government begar collecting a pork-processing tax.
From Time Magazine Archive
"No, begar, dis fish you not catch," says Count Mace.
From Burlesques by Thackeray, William Makepeace
"You sall not have a single fezare of him, begar," said the Count: "ve vill blow you, M. de Taguerague; parole d'honneur, ve vill."
From Burlesques by Thackeray, William Makepeace
I begar I be forget mine oyntment, 35 Where be Iohn Rugby?
From The Merry Wives of Windsor The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] by Glover, John, librarian of Trinity College, Cambridge
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