- brer
- brer in Brer Rabbit, etc., 1881, Joel Chandler Harris' representation of U.S. Southern black pronunciation of BROTHER (Cf. brother).
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brer — brer; so·brer·ol; … English syllables
brer — /brɛə/ (say brair), /brɜ/ (say brer) noun Southern US Colloquial brother. Also, br er …
brer — ˌbrər(.), ˌbrə̄(r, ˌbrer, ˌbreə, ˌbrə noun ( s) Etymology: by contraction chiefly South : brother … Useful english dictionary
Brer Rabbit — Brer Rab|bit the main character in the children s stories by Joel Chandler Harris. Brer Rabbit is a clever rabbit from the South of the US, who always manages to escape from danger or from being caught, usually by running into a brier patch… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Brer Rabbit — the main animal character in the Uncle Remus books by the US writer Joel Chandler Harris. ‘Brer’ is how some people in the southern US say ‘brother’. * * * ▪ American folklore trickster figure originating in African folklore and transmitted … Universalium
Brer Ruthven, Viscount Ruthven of Canberra — Patrick Leo Brer Ruthven, Viscount Ruthven of Canberra and Dirleton (born 1964) is the son of the 2nd Earl of Gowrie and 3rd Baron Ruthven of Gowrie, and heir apparent to both the earldom and the barony (quite distinct titles). He has worked in… … Wikipedia
Brer Soul — Infobox Album Name = Brer Soul Type = studio Artist = Melvin Van Peebles Background = (according to table below) Released = 1969 Recorded = Genre = Spoken word Length = Label = Producer = Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5… … Wikipedia
Brer Rabbit — noun a) The hero of the stories. who believe that Microsoft actually wants to be broken up (the Brer Rabbit solution), b) Any specific rabbit; BRER RABBIT came pacing down the road, lippity clippity, clippity lippity, just as sassy as a jaybird.… … Wiktionary
Brer Rabbit — noun the fictional character of a rabbit who appeared in tales supposedly told by Uncle Remus and first published in 1880 • Instance Hypernyms: ↑fictional character, ↑fictitious character, ↑character * * * Brer Rabbit [Brer Rabbit] the main… … Useful english dictionary
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