betther

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betther

  1. (imitating Irish accent, Mid-Ulster) Pronunciation spelling of better.
    • 1872, Horatio Alger, Jr., Phil, The Fiddler:
      "Will you, thin?" demanded Pat. "Thin the sooner you do it the betther.
    • 1904, Elizabeth Robins (C. E. Raimond), The Magnetic North:
      An' whin ye've been at it an hour ye'll find it goes betther wid a little blasphemin';" and he gave his end of the saw to the reluctant Potts.
    • 1921, Mary Grant Bruce, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
      "'Tis the soldiers have betther treatment than the officers whin it comes to boardin' transports," said the friendly policeman.
    • 1892, William Carleton, Amusing Irish Tales:
      Come, gintlemen, show them what’s betther than fifty posts—