aboon
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of aboon
1350–1400; Middle English abone, abowne; see above
Example Sentences
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He went on: “And you consate that all these steans be aboon folk that be happed here, snod an’ snog?”
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
"He's in the bank aboon the mill, In the lawlands o' Buleighan."
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
Well, the Macrae was aboon the Reverend that day.
From Playing With Fire by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
"Na, na, Johnnie Jardine, that's clean aboon my comprehension: But ye're a cunning draughty man, and I leave the haill matter to your guidance."
From The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) by Hogg, James
Ay, but I fear we will be as far aneath the right medium for a while, as ye are startit aboon it.
From The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) by Hogg, James
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