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hide nor hair, neither

Also, hide or hair. No trace of something lost or missing. For example, I haven't seen hide nor hair of the children. This expression alludes to the entire outer coat of an animal. [Mid-1800s]

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Words nearby hide nor hair, neither

Hide-A-Bed, hide-and-seek, hideaway, hideaway bed, hidebound, hide nor hair, neither, hide one's face, hide one's head in the sand, hide one's light under a bushel, hideous, hideout
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