Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The terminal element of nouns with a corresponding adjective in -ferous, as conifer, a coniferous tree. See -ferous.
  • An obsolete or dialectal form of far.
  • noun A rare Middle English form of fire.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • obsolete Far.

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  • preposition regional Eye dialect spelling of for.

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  • He's a jolly good fel-low ...

    September 13, 2008

  • In Slovene, you'll hear: "To ni fer!" (That's not fair.)

    May 4, 2009