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Definitions

Pronoun

1. 1
   Theirs. Appalachia, East-Midlands, UK, US, dialectal, especially

   "“Nothin,” Dilsey said. “You tend to yo business en let de whitefolks tend to deir'n.”"

Example

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"“Nothin,” Dilsey said. “You tend to yo business en let de whitefolks tend to deir'n.”"

Etymology

From Middle English theiren, compare hern. Displaced in standard speech by the -s form, theirs, which see for more.

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