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yerth

yerth noun: earth.

Noun

yerth

  1. (dated, dialectal) earth
    • Maybe the great anes o' the yerth get sic a forlethie (surfeit) o' grand'ur 'at they're for nae mair, an' wad perish like the brute beast.1875, Various, Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Vol. XV., No. 85. January, 1875.
    • Den he drap right ter de yerth, en I des stop long enough ter put a tin bucket on my haid 'fo' I began ter crawl atter Marse Dan.1902, Ellen Glasgow, The Battle Ground

Questions about yerth

What does yerth mean?
Yerth means earth.
What part of speech is yerth?
Yerth is a noun.

Words near yerth in the dictionary

  1. yersinias
  2. yersinioses
  3. yersiniosis
  4. yersinosis
  5. yertchuk
  6. yerth
  7. Yerushalmi
  8. Yerxa
  9. yery
  10. yes
  11. yes and

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