widder

[ wid-er ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Dialect.

Origin of widder¹

By reduction of final vowel to ə and substitution of -er ¹

Widder Morse wants to ape these well-to-do folks that live tother end o Whiffle Street.

De widder she try to git her to say she wouldn' do it, but I never waited to hear de res'.

Tell ye what, a widder with five thousand in gold ain't to be sneezed at!

I have heerd how many ordinary women one widder's equal to in pint o' comin' over you.

Menny a widder has bin lost, bi fuleing around, gitting reddy tu court.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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