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Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An obsolete or dialectal form of
certain .
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- adjective Obsolete spelling of
certain .
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Examples
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"Oh, my golly, Massa Will! ain't dis here my lef 'eye for sartain?" roared the terrified Jupiter, placing his hand upon his right organ of vision, and holding it there with a desperate pertinacity, as if in immediate dread of his master's attempt at a gouge.
The Gold-Bug 2006
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"De bug — I'm berry sartain dat Massa Will bin bit somewhere bout de head by dat goole-bug."
The Gold-Bug 2006
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"Yes, massa, him dead as de door-nail — done up for sartain — done departed dis here life."
The Gold-Bug 2006
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But, be he who he will, sartain it is, a has nothing of the gentleman about en; for, thof a asked such a favour, a never once put hand in pocket, or said, ‘Dog, will you drink?’
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I vow she would fain have a burd That bids such a price for an owl. but, for sartain, he must have dealt with some Scotch musician to bring her to this pass — As for me, I put my trust in the
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“Sartain! sartain,” the miller replied, lifting a broad floury hat and showing a large gray head.
Erema Richard Doddridge 2004
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"Well, if y'don't know for sartain, you're a damfool to be headin 'along it, ain't you?"
Flash For Freedom Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1971
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"Well, if y'don't know for sartain, you're a damfool to be headin 'along it, ain't you?"
Flash For Freedom Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1971
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'Mighty pore, massa; de ma'am war dar lass night and dis mornin', and she reckun'd he's gwine to gwo sartain. '
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 2, February, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various
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Josh -- father he'd put out o 'Newport with a sartain tide.
Cap'n Abe, Storekeeper James A. Cooper
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Words with the same terminal sound
- Alane
- Aquitaine
- Ayn
- Bahrain
- Biscayne
- Blaine
- Cain
- Chain
- Champagne
- Champaign
- Champlain
- Charmaine
- Crane
- Dane
- Duane
- Dwayne
- Elaine
- Germain
- Germaine
- Hussain
- Hussein
- Iain
- Jain
- Jane
- Jayne
- Kane
- Lane
- Lorain
- Lorraine
- Maclean
- Main
- Maine
- Pain
- Paine
- Payne
- Raine
- Rayne
- Rogaine
- Shane
- Spain
- Spokane
- Thane
- Twain
- Ukraine
- Vane
- Wain
- Wayne
- Zane
- abstain
- again
- alane
- ane
- arcane
- arraign
- ascertain
- attain
- aven
- bain
- bane
- blain
- brain
- butane
- campaign
- cane
- chain
- champagne
- champaign
- cocaine
- complain
- constrain
- contain
- costain
- crane
- dain
- deign
- delaine
- demain
- detain
- disdain
- domain
- drain
- draine
- duan
- entertain
- explain
- fain
- fane
- fayne
- feign
- fein
- frain
- frayne
- gain
- germain
- germane
- grain
- hain
- hane
- heyne
- humane
- inane
- inhumane
- insane
- jane
- kain
- lain
- laine
- lane
- legerdemain
- ln
- main
- maintain
- mane
- mayne
- moraine
- mundane
- obtain
- ordain
- overtrain
- pain
- pane
- payne
- pertain
- plain
- plane
- preordain
- profane
- rain
- rayne
- refrain
- regain
- reign
- rein
- remain
- restrain
- retain
- retrain
- romaine
- sain
- sane
- skein
- slain
- slaine
- slane
- splain
- sprain
- stain
- strain
- sustain
- swain
- terrain
- thane
- train
- twain
- urbane
- vain
- vane
- vein
- wain
- wane
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