Definitions
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- noun rare One who
pets .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a lover who gently fondles and caresses the loved one
Etymologies
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Examples
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Mr. Stevens says: "If you want to fix somebody all you got to do is to sprinkle some salt an 'petter' roun 'em an 'it'll make 'em bus' dere brains out.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 Work Projects Administration
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Zooey Deschanel is hot but she was HORRIBLE in The Happening, in my top 5 worst actress of 2008, like petter said carrey should be making movies like eternal sunshine.
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Whenz aye retir aye will b prophezinal kitteh petter…
U were snoring agin. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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“And would it not pe petter to pe cood friends without more of the matter?” said Robin; “we will be much petter friendships with our panes hale than proken.”
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It is not merely a matter of American soldiers, having run out of salt petter, suddenly turning to torture for sexual release.
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They would lick their lenses before they would negatise a jom petter from kis sodalites.
Finnegans Wake 2006
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Fact, any human inyon you liked any erenoon or efter would take her bare godkin out, or an even pair of hem, (lugod! lugodoo!) and prettily pray with him (or with em even) everyhe to her taste, long for luck, tapette and tape petter and take pettest of all.
Finnegans Wake 2006
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December 18th, 2008 at 7: 32 am PST good reply petter
Yahoo Buzz Launches: Popular Stories To Go On Yahoo Homepage Michael Arrington 2005
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The word is spelled Acquisition …. .not Acquistion. reply petter
Fox Announces Acquistion; Exclusive Video Michael Arrington 2005
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And about Facebook – many people use it but new sites are coming out almost monthly and noone can afford to sit on several sites … so it will be downfall for some and uprising for the others … reply petter
Facebook is doing the Skype dance Michael Arrington 2005
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