shadder

Pronunciation spelling of shadow.

Noun

  1. Pronunciation spelling of shadow.
    • Nex' room my boy lies in the shadder an' dark. - 1872, John Hay et al., Not Pretty, But Precious:
    • We spotted the shadder to a dot." - 1876, Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete:
    • And I see with joy that the shadder on my pardner's face lifted quite a little durin' our stay there, but of course this belated us and we didn't git to St. Louis till Saturday late in the afternoon. - 1904, Marietta...

Forms

shadders