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Definitions

Adverb

1. 1
   Contraction of never abbreviation, alt-of, archaic, contraction, not-comparable, poetic

   "Till hee fac'd the Slaue: / Which neu'r ſhooke hands, nor bad farwell to him, / […]"

2. 2
   Eye dialect spelling of never. alt-of, dated, not-comparable, pronunciation-spelling

Synonyms

All synonyms

at latter lammasat no handat no timeat no timeau contraireby no means

Example

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"Till hee fac'd the Slaue: / Which neu'r ſhooke hands, nor bad farwell to him, / […]"

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