widder

[ wid-er ]

/ ˈwɪd ər /

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noun Dialect.

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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

How to use widder in a sentence

Widder Morse wants to ape these well-to-do folks that live tother end o Whiffle Street.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison
De widder she try to git her to say she wouldn' do it, but I never waited to hear de res'.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Tell ye what, a widder with five thousand in gold ain't to be sneezed at!
From Farm to Fortune|Horatio Alger Jr.
I have heerd how many ordinary women one widder's equal to in pint o' comin' over you.
The Pickwick Papers|Charles Dickens

Menny a widder has bin lost, bi fuleing around, gitting reddy tu court.
Josh Billings, Hiz Sayings|Henry Wheeler Shaw