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- adverb Appalachian variant of
where
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Examples
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So I had a sign printed on ther stone sayin 'whar he was last seen and whar he ought to be now.
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I has a skilton key dat let's me git in whar I wants to go.
Hagar's Daughter: A Story of Southern Caste Prejudice Pauline Elizabeth 1902
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"Look-a-hyar, Rufe," he exclaimed, excitedly; "how d'ye know ennything 'bout Nate's grant an 'whar 't war hid?"
Down the Ravine Mary Noailles Murfree 1886
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You vote fer him, an 'hurrah fer him, an' whar's yer promise 'lan'?
The Earth Trembled Edward Payson Roe 1863
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"whar," and "bar," like a true Virginian as he is, being a blood relation of one of our Presidents from that State, as well as cousin to other one-time inmates of the White House.
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Then as Whitley remained silent, he continued: "This here's th 'house whar' Dickie Falkner war 'borned; an' whar 'his mammy died; an' -- an '
That Printer of Udell's Harold Bell Wright 1908
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( "No, sir -- he's been restin 'twenty years!") "Here's the ghost of Sally Spilkins, from the lan 'whar' glories glow:
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume I. (of X.) Various 1887
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It appears he will do anything to promote his goals, not realizing intelligent people know Fox for whar it is and represents and want no part of it. dale
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Anonymous said ... whar a tactful - and graceful and well-deserved - reproach from Melinda!
Get Your Factoids Straight Roger Sutton 2009
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Itz a splort reskew whar we putz ur splorted brayns back in teh craynium cabity, and dukk taype it awl back up.
U know they took - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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