wid'wer

Updated: June 14, 2025

At last he said: "Mebbe Polly's told ye that I'm a wid'wer." John admitted that Mrs. Bixbee had said as much as that. "Yes, sir," said David, "I'm a wid'wer of long standin'." No appropriate comment suggesting itself to his listener, none was made.

Edward Noyes Westcott - David Harum: A Story of American Life