throuble

English

Noun

throuble (countable and uncountable, plural throubles)

1. (dialect) Alternative form of trouble
   • 1891, Edith Œnone Somerville, Martin Ross, Naboth's Vineyard, page 167:

     He's had throuble enough out of Dhrimnahoon this year.

   • 2008, Thomas Nelson Page, Pastime Stories, →ISBN, page 85:

     "Throuble, is it? An' throuble indade you have had, Mrs. McDuffy," said Charlie ;

   • 2015, William Henry Frost, Faries and Folk of Ireland, →ISBN:

     "Well, you've done enough as it is," said the King, "to get the whole of us into throuble, and now let's hear what you're goin' to do to get us out of it. ..."

Usage notes

• Imitating an Irish accent.