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Mayhap means (archaic, rare) Maybe; perhaps; possibly; perchance..
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/ˈmeɪhæp/ · adverb
(archaic, rare) Maybe; perhaps; possibly; perchance..
I'm one that has spoken to a King, I am: mayhap you'll never see such another […]
Then I heard the rush, the stamping and neighing, of some young mares, pasturing there, as they raced to and fro, bewildered or mayhap only in play.
"If you're after some money," said the millionaire, "move that cat out of the way." Catweazle shook his head. "Mayhap 'tis a fetch."
Who would not adore Mom and admire old Ma Pettigrew? There is one of each on your street, the younger mayhap heading for the tribulations already unmurmuringly borne by the older.
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Mayhap means (archaic, rare) Maybe; perhaps; possibly; perchance..
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I'm one that has spoken to a King, I am: mayhap you'll never see such another […]
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