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pearmonger (ˈpɛəˌmʌŋgə(r)) [f. pear n. + monger.] A dealer in pears. Usu. in alliterative phrase as pert as a pearmonger.1565 J. Harding Confut. Jewell's Apol. v. v. 247 Here pricketh forth this hasty Defender, as peart as a peare⁓monger. a 1732 Gay New Song on New Similies 9 Pert as a pear-monger I...
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▪ I. pert, a. (n., adv.) (pɜːt) Forms: α. 3– pert, 4–7 perte, (6 perth, Sc. pairt). β. 5–6 (9 dial.) peert, 5–7 (9 dial.) peart, 6 peirt(e, pearte, pierte, 6–7 (9 dial.) piert. [Aphetic f. apert, and, like it and OF. apert, partly repr. L. apertus, partly = OF. aspert, espert, L. expertus. From 15th...
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