ourn
Americanpronoun
Etymology
Origin of ourn
1350–1400; Middle English (South and Midlands) ouren, ourn, equivalent to oure our + -n (by analogy with my, mine; thy, thine )
Example Sentences
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The in-state players on ourn rosters quickly convey that message to the players from out of state of what this game means.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2012
The man reached his hand out and shook ourn.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
"I found its mother an hour later—hobble-burned an' limping; an' it wasn't no H2 cow, neither; it was one of ourn."
From Hopalong Cassidy by Mulford, Clarence E.
She must ’a’ seen more cheerful keepin’ rooms’n ourn, ’n’ I’m callatin’ we’d best rip this ’un all up an’ fix it new.
From The Girl From Tim's Place by Munn, Charles Clark
"They keep they side o' th' river, an' we-all keep ourn."
From The Plow-Woman by Gates, Eleanor
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