yon
that or those yonder.
Origin of yon
1Words that may be confused with yon
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How to use yon in a sentence
I lock the door and put the key in me pocket, for I's bin up the hill yonner cuttin' peat sin seven o'clock this mornin'.
His Big Opportunity | Amy Le FeuvreBut whatever aileth you, Miss Rema, and what can 'e see in the distance yonner?
Erema | R. D. BlackmoreIt's deep midnight here, and an hour or so beyond it, and they'll be over their punchbowls, yonner.
VC -- A Chronicle of Castle Barfield and of the Crimea | David Christie MurrayYonner be a boat coomin' down wi' two chaps in 't: some o' them spickspan city gents!
Gwen Wynn | Mayne ReidYonner be he, young sahib,” answered Ossaroo, pointing towards the precipice; “yonner sitee he—ober da rock.
The Cliff Climbers | Captain Mayne Reid
British Dictionary definitions for yon
yond (jɒnd)
/ (jɒn) /
Origin of yon
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Other Idioms and Phrases with yon
see hither and thither (yon).
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