Definition of "payre" []

• An obsolete spelling of pair. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "The prisoner, who had been removed during the deliberation, was brought in and "His nails upon his fingers were riven and pulled off with an instrument, called in Scottish a 'turkas,' which in England we call a 'payre' or 'pincers' and under everie nayle there was thrust in two needles over, even up to the heads."
• "May 22, 2010 at 8:44 am ai gotsa stai owt uv teh doller stoar…ai maid a kwik run tew pik up wun payre uv flip flops an ended up spendin ober twenny munnies"
• "Ai keep gettin kikked awf lyke a old stinkee payre ov lowfurs!"