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  • noun obsolete usher

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Examples

  • "Toothacre or some kind of acher I should think," she said to herself.

    Little Maid Marian Amy Ella Blanchard 1891

  • This woman is a belly acher and the news networks are giving her valuable space that belongs to a real story.

    Latest ethics complaints should be 'a wake-up call,' Palin says 2009

  • I think one reason we arrived at the wrong conclusion is that “acher” can be used as an adjective, making it a more natural fit for the bilingual compound word; “aher,” not so much.

    Hereville — “How Mirka Got Her Sword,” page 20 2008

  • Both of us took the “h” as being a stand-in for the gutteral “ch” of “challah,” and took “aher” as being the Hebrew word “acher,” or other.

    Hereville — “How Mirka Got Her Sword,” page 20 2008

  • Kumagara, Lapicque and Breis-acher, have, as the result of their experiments, reduced the quantity of proteid required per 24 hours to 45 grammes.

    The Chemistry of Food and Nutrition A. W. Duncan

  • 'General Back-acher' they called him, with rough soldierly chaff.

    The Great Boer War Arthur Conan Doyle 1894

  • "One rod makes an acher," as the boy said when the schoolmaster dusted his back.

    The Camp Jester, or, Amusement for the Mess. No Author 1864

  • The steep hill is a thigh-acher but the views of Trencin from the Keep are incredible and visitors can also try their hand at archery and even hold a falcon.

    Virtual Festivals 2010

  • T.e 'I-T.acher' and 'SCORE-A', another educational product by Kenshido International Sdn. Bhd., were launched by the Governor of Penang, T.Y.T. T.n Dato 'Seri Utama (Dr.)

    innovations-report 2010

  • T.e 'I-T.acher' and 'SCORE-A', another educational product by Kenshido International Sdn. Bhd., were launched by the Governor of Penang, T.Y.T. T.n Dato 'Seri Utama (Dr.)

    innovations-report 2010

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