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perh.

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abbreviation

  1. perhaps.


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The first part is perh. the same word as E. bare, adj.; the second is last a burden, and hence the meaning a bare, or mere, load.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

But bīrquq is a corr. of Late Gr. praikokion, which is simply the L. pr�coquum or pr�cox, early ripe; the form is perh. due to a fancied connection with L. apricus, sunny.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

Hind. tūfān, a hurricane, perh. traceable to Gr. typhōn, whence obs.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Sp. barricada, orig. a barring up with casks; fr. barrica cask, perh. fr.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

Ar. asÐsum?t, pl. of asÐsamt a way, or perh., a point of the horizon and a circle extending to it from the zenith, as being the Arabic article: cf.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah