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n. (context Appalachian English) (eye dialect of idea English)
Usage examples of "idear".
He said the Cable was really a merrytorious affair, and that messiges could be sent to America, and there was no doubt about their gettin there in the course of a week or two, which he said was a beautiful idear, and much quicker than by steamer or canal-boat.
I think that was about as close as I come to cryin in the whole business … but accourse you have to remember that I hadn't been sleepin too well n still hadn't the slightest idear of how things was going to play out.
Mr Zoliparia thot thi spayce elivaitr woz a grate idear & it woz a shame weed got rid ov it & if we hadnt then we wooden b in thi pickl we r, i e about 2 get clobberd by thi enkroachment.