"fer" meaning in English

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Preposition

IPA: /fə(ɹ)/ [unstressed] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fer.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-fer.wav [US]
Rhymes: -ə(ɹ) Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} fer, {{en-prep}} fer
  1. (dialectal, especially British) Pronunciation spelling of for. Tags: British, alt-of, dialectal, especially, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: for Derived forms: fer instance, go-fer Related terms: attack au fer, fer-de-lance, martel de fer, o-fer, prise de fer

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