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Definition of Druthers
1. Noun. The right or chance to choose. "Given my druthers, I'd eat cake"
Definition of Druthers
1. Noun. (US informal often jocular) Wishes, preferences, or ways. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Druthers
1. one's preference [n]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Druthers
Literary usage of Druthers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dialect Notes by American Dialect Society (1896)
"To have one's druthers " = to have what one "had rather" have. " Bern's I caint
have my druthers au' set still, I cal'late I'd better ..."
2. Island Song Lyrics Volume 5by Larry W. Jones by Larry W. Jones (2004)
"If I had my druthers I'd druther be with my brothers On the island where tradewinds
call And I'd druther be dreamin' Maybe even schemin' Bout ..."
3. The Writings of Mark Twain [pseud.] by Virgil, Charles Anthon, C. Knipe, New York (State). Banking Dept, Emerson Willard Keyes, Mark Twain, Claire Giannini Hoffman (1899)
"He—" " There ain't any druthers about it, ... nobody said anything about druthers.
And as for—" He forgot he was talking, and went tramping along, studying. ..."
4. Gotcha by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1992)
"... basis for man's journey through this veil of expression. Be most careful as
to your “druthers” for “druthers” don't count. Hatonn to stand-by, please. ..."
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