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Mainer vs Mainor - What's the difference?

mainer | mainor |

As nouns the difference between mainer and mainor

is that mainer is (us slang) a needle for (illicit) drug administration while mainor is (legal|uk|obsolete) a stolen article found on the person of the thief.

mainer

English

Noun

(Mainers)
  • A native or inhabitant of the State of Maine (in the United States).
  • * 2012 September 11, Julia Moskin, “ Buttermilk, Often Maligned, Begins to Get Its Due”, NYTimes.com:
    • “People have no idea how good this stuff is, but they are about to find out,” said Mr. Patry, 62, who is possibly the most optimistic and talkative native Mainer in history.

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    *American

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    mainor

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (legal, UK, obsolete) A stolen article found on the person of the thief.
    • (Bouvier)
    (Wharton)

    Usage notes

    * A thief was said to be "taken with the mainor" when he was taken with the thing stolen upon him, i.e. in his hands. (Webster 1913)

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