whare

British  

/ ˈwɔːrɪ, ˈfɒrɛ /

noun

1. a Māori hut or dwelling place

2. any simple dwelling place, esp at a beach or in the bush

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Etymology

Origin of whare

from Māori

Example Sentences

"O wae is me, my lord," she says, "To hear you say sic wrang;150 It can be nane but your auld lemman; God rede whare she will gang!"

From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various

The king sits in Dunfermline town, Drinking the blude-red wine: "O whare will I get a skeely skipper To sail this new ship of mine?"

From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various

"Then whare was ye, my bonnie grey hound, That I coft ye sae dear, That ye didna waken your master, 40 Whan ye kend that his love was here."

From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I (of 8) by Various

"O whare will I get a bonny boy, To help me in my need,70 To rin wi' haste to Lord William, And bid him come wi' speed?"

From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) by Various

Thare seems tew be kases whare thare aint enny branes at all, but this iz a mistake.

From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Shaw, Henry W.