wherethrough
Americanconjunction
Etymology
Origin of wherethrough
First recorded in 1175–1225, wherethrough is from the Middle English word hwerthrough. See where, through
Example Sentences
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When he finally got home, he says, his blood pressure and blood sugar wherethrough the roof.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2021
The Cobbler's Seat was one of a pair of huge rocks, which lay right in the very gap wherethrough the boats had to run in.
From The Romance of the Coast by Runciman, James
Under a palm wherethrough a planet burned We ate, and sank to rest.
From The Poems of Sidney Lanier by Lanier, Sidney
Strange faces theirs, wherethrough the Orient sun Gleams from the eyes and glows athwart the skin.
From The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 2 Jewish poems: Translations by Lazarus, Emma
Ralph yeasaid him, and they went together a furlong from the want-way into a little hollow place wherethrough ran a clear stream betwixt thick-leaved alders.
From The Well at the World's End: a tale by Morris, William
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