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Preference, so to speak
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druthers
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1895, from jocular formation based on I'd ruther , American English dialectal form of I'd rather (used by Bret Harte as drathers , 1875).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the right or chance to choose; "given my druthers, I'd eat cake" [syn: preference ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context US informal often jocular English) wish, preferences, or ways.
Usage examples of druthers.
THe WOMAN NEXT DOOR Prologue Given their druthers, Amanda and Graham would have eloped.
Zanita had her druthers, remodeling Tyberius Augustus Evans was not a task she would have voluntarily taken on, but a girl had to do what a girl had to do.
Still, if I had my druthers I'd prefer to have her down at the shop, with fetal heart monitors and pitocin and a crash cart standing by, just-are you listening?