creetur
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Noun edit
creetur (plural creeturs)
- (dialect) Alternative form of creature
- 1872, T.P. Wilson, Frank Oldfield[2]:
- "Ah, poor young creetur," croaked the old woman; "it's a pity he's come to this."
- 1897, Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton, Eds., The World's Greatest Books, Vol III[3]:
- "Stop there by himself, poor creetur, without nobody to take his part!
- 1908, Edith Van Dyne, Aunt Jane's Nieces at Millville[4]:
- "She were gentle, an' sweet, an' the mos' beautiful creetur in all--in--in the place where we lived.
References edit
- ^ “creetur”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. [1]
- ^ Wright, Joseph (1898–1905) The English Dialect Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press
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creētur