Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Poison; venom; pus. Holland.
- To place upon or in the earth; cast down to the earth; humble; subdue. Also written
atterr .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete Poison; venom; corrupt matter from a sore.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Poison ,venom , especially of a venomous animal. - noun
Pus , corrupt or morbid matter from a sore or wound. - noun
Epithelium produced on the tongue. - noun A
scab ; a drysore . - verb To
venom ;sting . - verb To
discharge , as a sore;clot ;curdle ;cake .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Marse Fofer July wuz er man, an 'de day wuz name atter him.
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Marse Fofer July wuz er man, an 'de day wuz name atter him.
Diddie, Dumps, and Tot : Or, Plantation Child-Life Louise Clarke Pyrnelle 1878
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Nobody never could live in dat cabin no more atter dat widout ha'nts gittin 'atter' em.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 1 Work Projects Administration
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I bin a-runnin 'atter' im, Brer Fox, but he outrun me. '
Nights With Uncle Remus Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation Joel Chandler Harris 1878
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Rabbit en gittin 'cotch in um deyse'f, en dey wuz allers a-pursooin' atter 'im day in en day out.
Nights With Uncle Remus Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation Joel Chandler Harris 1878
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I bin a-runnin 'atter' im, Brer Fox, but he outrun me. '
Nights With Uncle Remus Joel Chandler Harris 1878
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Rabbit en gittin 'cotch in um deyse'f, en dey wuz allers a-pursooin' atter 'im day in en day out.
Nights With Uncle Remus Joel Chandler Harris 1878
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Nom-atter, he woz nawt so hungree after hiz kurtozee cawls on elebentee neybors!
Hahaha. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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September 30, 2008 at 6:27 pm psssssst, janet: i aer guessing frum looking atter foto on ICHC and herz myspace foto & comparing her haircolors dat you too could prolly have the redhair like teh zomg grrl. just sayin…
i haz statik kling - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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I think as you get older it ceases to m atter really.
And when did you first notice? Ms Robinson 2008
sionnach commented on the word atter
(n.) Poison; venom; corrupt matter from a sore.
November 6, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word atter
Weird. Is this word related to adder at all?
Or only in the flattened pronunciation of Americans? ;)
November 6, 2007
sionnach commented on the word atter
Could be a sort of mashup of adder and its German equivalent Natter, maybe?
November 6, 2007
trivet commented on the word atter
Not to be confused with attar...
November 7, 2007