theirn
Americanpronoun
Etymology
Origin of theirn
their + -n, as in mine, thine
Example Sentences
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And, of course, I invited ’em to my Thanksgivin’ dinner, which they accepted with the same pleasure that we had theirn.
From Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife by Marietta Holley
See! thur’s his tracks on the top o’ all o’ theirn: he’s been runnin’ arter ’em.
From The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse by Mayne Reid
I turned my pockets out, looked in my hat, and said: "I must er dropped mine in camp, but 'tis just the same as theirn."
From Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War by George Washington Cable
No, mournin’ weeds are right in their place, and orange blossoms in theirn, but I never believed in mixin’ the two.
From Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife by Marietta Holley
The major likewise has hisn, and the officers theirn.
From At Plattsburg by Allen French
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