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humours

[hyoo-mer]

Origin

noun, verb (used with object), Chiefly British.

Usage note
See -or¹.

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Humours is always a great word to know.

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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

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humour

See humor.

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"A man of sense only trifles with them, plays with them, humours and flatters them, as he does with a sprightly and forward child; but he neither consults them about, nor trusts them with, serious matters."

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