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drutherses

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druth⋅ers

  [druhth-erz]
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–noun Informal.
one's own way, choice, or preference: If I had my druthers, I'd dance all night.
Origin:
1870–75; pl. of druther, (I, you, etc.) 'd rather (contr. of would rather)
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druthers 
1895, jocular formation from I'd ruther, Amer.Eng. dialectal form of I'd rather (used by Bret Harte as drathers, 1875).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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