forspare

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verb

To spare; do without.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

verbforspare (third-person singular simple present forspares, present participle forsparing, simple past and past participle forspared)

present singular third person forspares · participle present forsparing · participle past forspared · past forspared

  1. UKdialectaltransitiveTo spare; do without.

    I don't never buy no cheese, miss; I can't forspare the money for it.

    1889, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell, The living age: Volume 183

Origin

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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