here|a|bouts

here|a|bouts
here|a|bouts «HIHR uh BOWTS», adverb.
about this place; around here; near here: »

The farm population hereabouts is getting smaller and smaller, so the farmers want bigger tractors to be able to do more work (Wall Street Journal).


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