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
Fie, tak care, cubs o' hell! fie, tak care! cower laigh, and sit sicker; for your auld dam is aboon ye, and aneath ye, and a' round about ye.
From The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) by Hogg, James
The lid will be aboon it and screwed down to-morrow, I dar' say.
From Checkmate by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
"He's in the bank aboon the mill, In the lawlands o' Buleighan."
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
If Colin's well, and weel content, I hae nae mair to crave; And gin I live to keep him sae, I'm blest aboon the lave: And will I see his face again?
From The Land of Song, Book II For lower grammar grades by Various
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