playfeer en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English playfere, equivalent to play + feer.
Meanings
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(obsolete) A playfellow; a playmate.
[S]he was wont to call him her deare ſonne, Her little play-feere, and her pretty Bun: […]
1627, Michaell [i.e., Michael] Drayton, “[Elegies upon Sundry Occasions.]”, in The Battaile of Agincourt. […], London: […] [Augustine Matthews] for William Lee, […], →OCLC, page 250:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| playphere | alternative | lexicographic | |
| playpheer | alternative | lexicographic | |
| playfeers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |