shair
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of shair
From the Arabic word shāʿir
Example Sentences
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“I want to mak shair that Deevil’s deed!” he said.
From The Black Watch A Record in Action by Cassells, Joe
Jist a bit plan o' my ain, Coont, to keep ye oot o' trouble, and I'm shair ye'll excuse the leeberty.
From Doom Castle by Munro, Neil
I'm shair there's no' a woman in the place but wad hae liket him.
From The Underworld The Story of Robert Sinclair, Miner by Welsh, James C.
"Then ye'll shair tae be gaun tae Crail?"
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 26, 1916 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
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