Listen dude, there’s exactly one source (dictionary.com) that even has that definition and it’s an even more archaic one than the British slang, referring to an astronomical device ships used for navigating in the 17th century.
You’re not really strengthening your case here.
E: Also your previous argument about ‘maters’ being the plural form leads me to believe you’re just grasping at straws now, at least the slang word (which appears in most dictionaries) had entries for the plural form on multiple sources.
Can’t trust anyone these days
Letters, maybe. Words? That’s debatable.
“Bail” is technically a word. Okay I guess wordS (plural) is debatable.
Maters is a word
Matters is a word, wtf is ‘maters’?
Plural of mater
A bit of a stretch to qualify an archaic British slang term as a word in this context, but I guess it’s technically correct.
Use the 2nd definition if you prefer
Listen dude, there’s exactly one source (dictionary.com) that even has that definition and it’s an even more archaic one than the British slang, referring to an astronomical device ships used for navigating in the 17th century.
You’re not really strengthening your case here.
E: Also your previous argument about ‘maters’ being the plural form leads me to believe you’re just grasping at straws now, at least the slang word (which appears in most dictionaries) had entries for the plural form on multiple sources.
i count one word: bail - the temporary release of a person awaiting trial. the rest, i gotta guess
Maters is a word
i never said i was good at counting