Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A dialectal form of
mermaid .
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Examples
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"Av coorse he was," observed Ned O'Connor, an Irishman, who was afflicted with the belief that he was rather a witty fellow, "av coorse he was, an 'a merry-maid she must have bin to see a human spider like him kickin' up such a dust in the say."
The Lighthouse 1859
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"Av coorse he was," observed Ned O'Connor, an Irishman, who was afflicted with the belief that he was rather a witty fellow, "av coorse he was, an 'a merry-maid she must have bin to see a human spider like him kickin' up such a dust in the say."
The Lighthouse 1859
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