heer

[ heer ]

/ hɪər /

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

Nearby words

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

Ef you is see me wun I sick fer true, 't will mekky you heer stan' up, I skeer you so.'
Nights With Uncle Remus|Joel Chandler Harris
We find the Heer officer in Beverwyck (Albany) dispensing justice in a most summary manner.
Curious Punishments of Bygone Days|Alice Morse Earle
We understood by this that the caretaker was at his post, and we returned to shout the name of Heer Paasma.
The Chauffeur and the Chaperon|C. N. Williamson
So they went to law about it, and all Punkin Centre turned out to heer the trial.
Uncles Josh's Punkin Centre Stories|Cal Stewart

Do' e tell squoire we longs to heer from him, and has dootings about his not writing himself, and Lieftenant Bottler is smoky.'
Waverley|Sir Walter Scott