Herrin

[ her-in ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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"Oh, that's the sign for herrin'," she explained kindly, while Johnny Bowden regarded me with contemptuous surprise.

"Well, if you don't find it I'll bet a tanner to a fresh herrin' no one will, guv'nor," exclaimed Dollops indignantly.

Startled out of his cunning, Tacoma blundered: "That's a damn lie—Seth's as dead's a herrin'!"

Aweel, I hae gotten a heap out o' ye; sae noow I'll gang, since ye are no for herrin'; come away, Jean.

"Come buy my bonny caaller herrin', Six a penny caaller from the sea," etc.

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