mester
Britishnoun
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master: used as a term of address for a man who is the head of a house
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a term for the devil, used when speaking to children
Example Sentences
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"The mester didna think that!" said Tom, with a grin.
From A Dominie in Doubt by Neill, Alexander Sutherland
"Ay," said a tired-looking woman, whose poor attempt at mourning told its own story; "but that wunnot bring my mester back."
From That Lass O' Lowrie's 1877 by Burnett, Frances Hodgson
“Your dorg flew at me, mester, and drove me in t’watter.”
From Patience Wins War in the Works by Fenn, George Manville
"Please, sir, I did it once, but the mester licked me."
From A Dominie in Doubt by Neill, Alexander Sutherland
“So dark, mester, I can hardly see, but fire’s put right out, and these here buildings be aw reight, but wheer the smithies and furnace was is nobbut ground.”
From Patience Wins War in the Works by Fenn, George Manville
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