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widder

[ wid-er ]
/ ˈwɪd ər /

noun Dialect.

widow.

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Origin of widder

by reduction of final vowel to ə and substitution of -er1

Words nearby widder

Wicklow, wickthing, wicopy, wid., Widal test, widder, widdershins, widdle, widdy, wide, wide-angle
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