murther
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of murther
before 900; Middle English morther, Old English morthor; cognate with Gothic maurthr. See mortal
Example Sentences
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Oh, murther, murther, is it take the law of me, for a charge of swan drops?
From The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago by Lever, Charles James
“Oh, murther, an’ what’ll become of us all?
From Off to the Wilds Being the Adventures of Two Brothers by Hildibrand, Henri Théophile
Oh, murther, it was a sad day whin I took sarvice with the masther.”
From Off to the Wilds Being the Adventures of Two Brothers by Hildibrand, Henri Théophile
"Och, thin, millia murther, weirasthru, how'll I iver get there at all at all?" roared out poor Barny.
From Stories of Comedy by Johnson, Rossiter
The yell, I thought might have come from a savage, but the 'Och, murther!'
From The Yankee Tea-party Or, Boston in 1773 by Watson, Henry C.
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