mayhap
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of mayhap
First recorded in 1530–40; short for it may hap
Example Sentences
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Indeed, mayhap many of them have much to give?
From Nature ● Dec. 15, 2015
If citizens are frugal they will have their garbage collected until Ground Hog Day, and if they are abstemious they may have water until Lincoln's Birthday, mayhap until Washington's.
From Time Magazine Archive
I have longge bin of a mynde that Holly Woode mayhap shold tayke a powddre .
From Time Magazine Archive
Now it seems, from the sale of these three ships, that the Hamburg-American Line is to go more on its own, that Harriman will concentrate more on his coastwise shipping, mayhap resume his railroad activities.
From Time Magazine Archive
“True, Jess, neither would I. But mayhap he has vital information, otherwise why would he drag himself ’ere in this state?”
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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