whare
Britishnoun
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a Māori hut or dwelling place
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any simple dwelling place, esp at a beach or in the bush
Etymology
Origin of whare
from Māori
Example Sentences
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That thei ſhir kay one to the king haith ſende, 356 Beſeiching hyme he wold wichſaif to wende To camelot the Cetee, whare that thei Ware wont to heryng of armys day be day.
From Lancelot of the Laik A Scottish Metrical Romance by Walter W. (Walter William) Skeat
In to o place, that ſtrong was and hye, He cloſith them, whare thei may no whare get, 428 Vn to the day, the wich he to them set.
From Lancelot of the Laik A Scottish Metrical Romance by Walter W. (Walter William) Skeat
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
In a world like this, whare thare iz at least five false things to one that iz true, guessing iz poor bizzness.
From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Henry W. Shaw
She asts Mylo that.—And he Gits back whare he'd ruther be, With his team;—jest plows—and don't Never sware—like some folks won't!
From Neghborly Poems and Dialect Sketches by James Whitcomb Riley
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