thonder
/ (ˈðɒndər) /
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adverb, determiner
a Scot word for yonder
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Word Origin for thonder
C19: of uncertain origin
Words nearby thonder
Thomson, Thomson effect, Thomson's gazelle, thon, Thon Buri, thonder, thong, Thor, thorac-, thoracalgia, thoracectomy
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How to use thonder in a sentence
Thon, thonder; yon, yonder:—'Not a tree or a thing only thon wee couple of poor whins that's blowing up thonder on the rise.'
English As We Speak It in Ireland|P. W. JoyceCaxton and Thynne have thonder-leyte, which is perhaps better.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 2 (of 7)|Geoffrey ChaucerThe place was a treat to look at; and no less a treat to look at was its jolly landlord, Thonder Vander Tromp.