"betther" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: [ˈbɛt̪ɚ], /ˈbet.t̪͆əɹ/ (note: Mid-Ulster)
Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} betther
  1. (imitating Irish accent, Mid-Ulster) Pronunciation spelling of better. Tags: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: better
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          "ref": "1872, Horatio Alger, Jr., Phil, The Fiddler:",
          "text": "\"Will you, thin?\" demanded Pat. \"Thin the sooner you do it the betther.",
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          "ref": "1904, Elizabeth Robins (C. E. Raimond), The Magnetic North:",
          "text": "An' whin ye've been at it an hour ye'll find it goes betther wid a little blasphemin';\" and he gave his end of the saw to the reluctant Potts.",
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          "text": "\"'Tis the soldiers have betther treatment than the officers whin it comes to boardin' transports,\" said the friendly policeman.",
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          "ref": "1892, William Carleton, Amusing Irish Tales:",
          "text": "Come, gintlemen, show them what’s betther than fifty posts—",
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