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wherewithal

[hwair-with-awl, -with-, wair-] / ˈʰwɛər wɪðˌɔl, -wɪθ-, ˈwɛər- /


NOUN
ability
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STRONG


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The book takes place in Chicago, at this restaurant called Wherewithal.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2023

Then there follows another division or section of the whole, marked by the repetition of the command, 'Take no thought,'—saying, 'What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?'

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII by Maclaren, Alexander

It was, "Wherewithal shall I be clothed, in order to sit down at the marriage-supper of Mrs. Jamison's son and daughter?"

From Divers Women by Pansy

Therefore take no thought, saying, | What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal | shall we be clothed?

From The Book of Common Prayer and The Scottish Liturgy by Episcopal Church in Scotland

A heavy manner, usually beginning his observations with "Wherewithal" or "Peradventure."

From The Right Stuff Some Episodes in the Career of a North Briton by Hay, Ian




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