Widder

Quick meaning: Widder is a noun meaning (dialectal) Alternative spelling of widow.

Meaning

(dialectal) Alternative spelling of widow.

Example Sentences

I wouldn't like the missus to be a widder: she's too darn good-lookin'."

She wuz a widder fer de secon' time, an' didn' have no child'en, an' could jes' as well come as not. "

And then, before the public mind had become sufficiently settled to inquire into the matter, the rumor changed itself into a piece of positive news:-- "The widder Kinzer's moved over into Ham's house, bag and baggage."

There was five of us lads from the brickyard; 'Enry was gassed at Bapome, Sydney was drowned in a crater, 'Erbert was 'alved by a shell; Joe was the pick o' the posy, might 'a bin sifely at 'ome, Only son of 'is mother, 'er a widder as well.

Word Forms

• widders

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