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

The nearer they kan liv tew whare man duz, the more they are apt tew do it.

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

Your neghbors in the country, whare you come from, hain't fergot!—

From Neghborly Poems and Dialect Sketches by Riley, James Whitcomb

Goith to the feild withouten vordis more; So was he vare whare that there cam before, 32 O manly man he was in to al thing, 1064 And clepit was the ferſt-conquest king.

From Lancelot of the Laik A Scottish Metrical Romance by Skeat, Walter W. (Walter William)

All rode they there, the bridal train, Each rode his steed to stall; All but Child Dyr�, that look'd whare he35 Should find his seat in the hall.

From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various

But in and cam the Queen hersel, Wi' gowd plait on her hair;—20 Says, "Mary Hamilton, whare is the babe That I heard greet sae sair?"

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