yourn
Americanpronoun
Etymology
Origin of yourn
1350–1400; Middle English, equivalent to your + -n, as in mine 1
Example Sentences
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We looked through the papers for advertisements and we thought it was most likely he was yourn.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
“They shall be yourn, dear boy, if money can buy ’em.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
“Tidbit, you and that dog of yourn go with them and show them the way. But you stay outta that water, you hear? Gators get you!”
From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper
"You said it, man; he a relative of yourn?"
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
Something made me turn and ax him, “Sir, can that boat of yourn go to Canada?”
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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