faither
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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I wad hae had nae objection till him, had that been the case—neither wad her faither, I am sure.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 by Various
He, and my faither after him, lived on this same farm.
From Polly and Her Friends Abroad by Roy, Lillian Elizabeth
It's time enough to talk o' deein—a subject my faither likes better than I do—when I hae renounced my endeavours to get ye back yer husband.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Leighton, Alexander
I winna hinder ye, my bairn," said my faither; "if yer min' is made up to gang for a sailor, gang, and His blessing gang wi' ye.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 by Various
Weel, my lad," he would say, patting my head, "how d'ye do—and how's your faither, and how's your mither?
From The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion by Turnbull, Robert
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