"nowhy" meaning in All languages combined

See nowhy on Wiktionary

Adverb [English]

Etymology: no + why; compare nowhere, nohow. Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} nowhy (not comparable)
  1. (dialect) For no reason. Tags: dialectal, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-nowhy-en-adv-P-cPg88m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "1863, J[oseph] Sheridan Le Fanu, “In Which Two Comrades are Tête-à-Tête in Their Old Quarters, and Doctor Sturk’s Cue Is Cut Off, and a Consultation Commences”, in The House by the Church-yard. […], volume III, London: Tinsley, Brothers, […], →OCLC, page 139:",
          "text": "\"You must not talk that way, Devereux,\" he said, still a good deal more dismayed by his looks than his words. \"Why are you so troubled with vapours and blue devils?\"\n\"Nowhy!\" said Devereux, with a grim smile.",
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        "For no reason."
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        "(dialect) For no reason."
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