faither
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"O George!" cried the anxious parent, "what a journey ye hae gien yer faither!"
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 by Various
He is just his faither a’ ower again.”
From From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New by Stables, Gordon
Who that has been torn from a faither's hearth, would not brave danger, or death itself, again to take a faither by the hand, or to fling his arms around a mother's neck?
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Leighton, Alexander
Their names were John, James, Andrew, William; and the youngest, who was nineteen, was called Alexander, after his faither.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14 by Various
He, and my faither after him, lived on this same farm.
From Polly and Her Friends Abroad by Roy, Lillian Elizabeth
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