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aboon

American  
[uh-boon] / əˈbun /

adverb

Scot. and British Dialect.
  1. above.


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

We are immediately put on terra firma by the cautious reply of Waverley's guide when asked if it is Sunday: "Could na say just preceesely; Sunday seldom cam aboon the pass of Bally-Brough."

From Shelburne Essays, Third Series by More, Paul Elmer

But she’s far aboon you, my son; and ye maun mind how you behave yourself.

From Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye by Reid, Mayne

The lid will be aboon it and screwed down to-morrow, I dar' say.

From Checkmate by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan

O they rade on, and farther on, And they waded through rivers aboon the knee, And they saw neither sun nor moon, But they heard the roaring of the sea.

From In the Saddle A Collection of Poems on Horseback-Riding by Various

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