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a-hold

a-hold is the alternative form of ahold.

Meaning of ahold

Adverb

ahold (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Brought to lie as near to the windward as it can to get out to sea, and thereby held steady.
    • Lay her a hold, a hold, ſet her two courſes off to Sea againe, lay her off.1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published...

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Questions about a-hold

What is a-hold the alternative form of?
A-hold is the alternative form of ahold.

Words near a-hold in the dictionary

  1. A-GPS
  2. A-grade
  3. a-h conduction time
  4. a-h conduction times
  5. a-ha
  6. a-hold
  7. a-hole
  8. a-holes
  9. A-horizon
  10. A-horizons
  11. a-horseback

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