oughter

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contraction

Ought to.

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Meanings

contraction
  1. archaiccontractiondialectalOught to.

    "'Ullo, Chink!" he exclaimed with an offensive heartiness, "blimey if I didn't take you for a ruddy waxwork. You didn't oughter scare a bloke like that, making out as you wasn't real. Boss in?"

    1934, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], The Bravo of London
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APA

oughter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oughter

MLA

“oughter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oughter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oughter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oughter.

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