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wherwith

wherwith is the obsolete form of wherewith.

Meaning of wherewith

Adverb

wherewith (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) With which; with what.
    • Yee are the ſalt of the earth: But if the ſalt haue loſt his ſauour, wherewith ſhall it bee ſalted?1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 5:13, column 1

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Questions about wherwith

What is wherwith the obsolete form of?
Wherwith is the obsolete form of wherewith.

Words near wherwith in the dictionary

  1. wherrymen
  2. Wherrys
  3. wherve
  4. wherves
  5. Wherwell
  6. wherwith
  7. whet
  8. whet slate
  9. whet slates
  10. whet someone's appetite
  11. whether

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