dear heart

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dear heart

noun dear hearts

Term of affection; sweetheart.

interjection

archaic Expressing surprise or emphasis. “Dead — aye, sure enough he’s dead and gone below,” said the fellow with the bandage; “but if ever sperrit walked, it would be Flint’s. Dear heart, but he died bad, did Flint!”

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@misc{dear_heart_2026,
  title = {dear heart},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dear%20heart},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}