fer
[fur; unstressed fer]
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preposition, conjunction Informal.
for.
-fer
Origin of -fer
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Related Words for fer
at, bad, blue, crestfallen, crummy, dejected, desolate, despondent, destroyed, disconsolate, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, dull, dysphoric, bleeding, draggedExamples from the Web for fer
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He must have tabasco in his head, fer he's got the divil's own timper.
ThoroughbredsW. A. Fraser
I know it was hern, fer I seen her bring it in, an' I went straight an' ondone it.
Chip, of the Flying UB. M. Bower
"I paid it to Squire Hall to-day and he has it fer ye," said Hiram, dully.
Howard Pyle's Book of PiratesHoward Pyle
He's got one eye out; lost it lookin' fer a pension, I believe.
Uncles Josh's Punkin Centre StoriesCal Stewart
And they sed, "Wall, Mr. Hoskins, we're surveyin' fer the railroad."
Uncles Josh's Punkin Centre StoriesCal Stewart
-fer
n combining form
Word Origin for -fer
from Latin, from ferre to bear
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