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berrin's

berrin's is the plural of berrin'.

Meaning of berrin'

Noun

berrin' (plural berrin's)

  1. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) A funeral; a burying.
    • A man whom Tom knew was returning one evening from a fair, a little elevated of course, when he met a berrin (i. e. funeral), which he joined, as is the custom; but, to his surprise, there was no one there that he knew except one man, and he had been dead for some years.1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 367

Questions about berrin's

What is berrin's the plural of?
Berrin's is the plural of berrin'.

Words near berrin's in the dictionary

  1. Berrimal
  2. Berriman
  3. Berrimans
  4. berrin
  5. berrin'
  6. berrin's
  7. Berringama
  8. Berringer
  9. Berringers
  10. Berrington
  11. Berringtons

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