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foutra

foutra noun: a trifle, an insignificant amount.

Noun

foutra (plural not attested)

  1. (derogatory, no plural, obsolete, slang) A trifle, an insignificant amount.
    • A foutra for the world and worldlings base!c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […]...
    • A foutra for thy hand, thy heart, thy braine.1601 (date written), Iohn Marston [i.e., John Marston], What You Will, London: […] G[eorge] Eld, for Thomas Thorppe, published 1607, →OCLC, (please specify the page)

Origin of foutra

See fouter.

Questions about foutra

What does foutra mean?
Foutra means a trifle, an insignificant amount.
What part of speech is foutra?
Foutra is a noun.

Words near foutra in the dictionary

  1. foutered
  2. foutering
  3. fouters
  4. fouth
  5. fouthy
  6. foutra
  7. foutre
  8. foutred
  9. foutres
  10. foutring
  11. fouty

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