heer

[ heer ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

an old unit of measure for linen and woolen yarn, equivalent to about 600 yards (550 meters).

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Origin of heer¹

1400–50; late Middle English ( Scots ) her ( e ), apparently to be identified with hair ( e ) hair

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I have been corresponding offline with Jeet Heer (follow him on Twitter) about Booker T. Washington and WEB DuBois.

I'se done sung all day for his mussy in lettin' me heer from lil Miss Dory onc't mo' an' 'noin' she ain't ded as I feared she was.

Dis heer missury dun und cum erbout twixt Hanner und de debbil; dats de how.

Don't ax fool questions white man; cum rite erlong, dis heer rit bleeges me to tak yu ded er live.

Don't dis heer warrant sezs how dat yu dun und dun dis heer depredashun und now yu ups und sez how dat yu didn't.

Yu sees, missis, dis heer bellyun haint made mishunarys und possells outen evybody.

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