extry

English

Adjective

extry

1. (dialectal) extra
   • 1904, Robert W. Chambers, A Young Man in a Hurry‎^[1]:

     "Lord," he said, "it being Thanksgiving, I do hereby give Thee a few extry thanks."

   • 1912, Edith Van Dyne, Aunt Jane's Nieces on Vacation‎^[2]:

     The crackers come extry, Mr. Merrick," said the landlady, "but seein' as milk's cheap I thought you might like 'em."

   • 1913, Thomas Hardy, A Changed Man‎^[3]:

     'Very thoughtful of 'ee, only 'twas not necessary, for we had just laid in an extry stock of eatables and drinkables in preparation for the coming event.'

   • 1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1965, →OCLC, page 19:

     "Ye'll give me an extry spoonful."

Related terms

• wuxtry