wirrah

British

/ ˈwɪrə /

noun

a saltwater fish, Acanthistius serratus, of Australia, with bright blue spots

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Etymology

Origin of wirrah

from a native Australian language

Example Sentences

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Wirrah, my lad, my lad, ’T is fearsome strange, The hints we all have had Passing the range Of science, knowledge, law, Or what you will, Whose intangible touch of awe Makes reason nil.

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Wirrah, but 'tis herself was the glutton for coal.

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