Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete variant of kerch, kerchief.
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Examples
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'Ne'er heed, aw'l leearn thi mi kerchy, an' then as sooin as tha's getten set daan tha can spreead it ovver thi knees, an 'nobdy'll iver know owt abaat it.'
Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley John Hartley 1877
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Here's th 'ticket an' mi kerchy, an 'nah tha con follow clois to me an' we'll goa up stairs.
Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley John Hartley 1877
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"_Can't_ yer stop ter kerchy, and say -- Lud-o'-light 'n' massy, I donno what to _tell_ ye ter say!"
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