Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Middle English form of
ore .
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Examples
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Much as I’m reluctant to defend him, I think the word oor Wullie was using is ‘cacao’.
Suddenly I see! Alix Mortimer 2009
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Die Suid-Afrikaanse Regskommissie het 'n werkstuk (werkstuk 57) gepubliseer waarin voorlopige voorstelle gemaak word oor die moontlike invoering van groepsgedinge en aksies in die openbare belang in die Suid-Afrikaanse reg.
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Beleidsgroep vir die sentrale Parlement saamgestel het ten einde die effektiewe funsionering van die NP in die Parlement en ten opsigte van deelname oor die BNE te verseker.
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Dit is byna vanselfsprekend dat konensus eers verkry sal moet word oor die verdere verloop van die konstitusionele proses en die aard van die grondwetlike instellings wat tydens
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Die gesprek het spesifiek gehandel oor die vraag of ooreen - stemming bereik kan word oor die pakket van grondwetsake wat kan uitloop op 'n veelpartyskikking.
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If Obama is basing his energy policy from this kind of oor intellectual understanding of the topic why should we listen to him?
"For McCain, being cool meant being a rogue, not a policy wonk; but Obama manages to be a cool College Bowl type...." Ann Althouse 2008
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Commitee an 'the gutter-raikers a gey haf-'oor's throo the mill, I didna think muckle mair aboot it.
My Man Sandy J. B. Salmond
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In the village, the Dalesmen, who took a personal pride in the Gray Dogs of Kenmuir, began to nod sage heads when "oor" Bob was mentioned.
Bob, Son of Battle Alfred Ollivant 1900
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We hae oor ain kynd o mentalism here in Scotland, ye ken.
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[P] oor relative (and even absolute) performance in the 1960s and 1970s stimulated substantial reform in all four countries [Australia, Canada, UK, US] (not to mention Ireland and New Zealand).
Anglosphere Challenge, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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