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aholda

aholda is the contraction 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 aholda

What is aholda the contraction of?
Aholda is the contraction of ahold.

Words near aholda in the dictionary

  1. AHO
  2. ahoge
  3. Ahola
  4. Aholas
  5. ahold
  6. aholda
  7. ahole
  8. aholehole
  9. aholeholes
  10. aholes
  11. Ahom

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