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sir⋅rah

  [sir-uh]
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–noun Archaic.
a term of address used to inferiors or children to express impatience, contempt, etc.
Origin:
1520–30; extended form of sir; source of final vowel is unclear
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sir·rah   (sĭr'ə)   
n.   Obsolete
Mister; fellow. Used as a contemptuous form of address.

[Alteration of sir.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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sirrah 
1526, term of address used to men or boys expressing anger or contempt, archaic extended form of sir (in U.S., siree, attested from 1823).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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