hisn
Americanpronoun
Etymology
Origin of hisn
1350–1400; Middle English hysene; cf. hern 2
Example Sentences
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“He knowed they time was coming, like that pointer done. He could tell you when hisn coming, if he could talk. Or yours. Or mine.”
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
“Ah often wonder how dat lil wife uh hisn makes out wid him, ’cause he’s uh man dat changes everything, but nothin’ don’t change him.”
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
Sometimes, them words of hisn come back to me.
From Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher by Gates, Eleanor
Shore enough, that lot of hisn could 155 raise.
From Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher by Gates, Eleanor
The carriage was hisn, and it had steps to let down, and curtains and all; they don't use it much now he's dead.
From Solomon by Woolson, Constance Fenimore
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