nary
The origin and history of nary.
Etymology
Formed by squashing together "ne'er" (never) and "a" — so "nary a" originally just meant "never a."
The origin and history of nary.
Formed by squashing together "ne'er" (never) and "a" — so "nary a" originally just meant "never a."
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