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hairse

adjectivebody

Rough, husky, strained-sounding voice

Having a rough, husky, or strained-sounding voice

Example in use

Da auld man's hairse aye maks folk listen.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/HAIRS/

Word snapshot

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Origin & context

scotscurrentneutralalso: hearse

Local variations

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