for why

adv

for why

adv

1

Nonstandard For what reason; why.

As she tied the boxes, her curiosity could no longer be contained. "Mister," she said, "for why do you need such hats?"2017, Velvel Pasternak, Behind the Music, Stories, Anecdotes, Articles and Reflections, page 62:

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