how's come

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how's come

  1. How come; why.
    How's come you don't visit no more?
    • 1934, The New York Lumber Trade Journal, volumes 96-99, page 15:
      "How's come we don't hear more about it back where we come from ?”
    • c. 1975, Proceedings of the Convention, volumes 37, 1963-1979, Amalgamated Transit Union:
      So, some of the brothers who are way out there said to me, “How's come you come back and go to work for $3.90 from where you were?"
    • 2004, Mildred D. Taylor, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, book 2, page 13:
      How's come they did that, Stacey, huh?” he asked, dusting himself off. “How's come they didn't even stop for us?”