aholt

[ uh-hohlt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Older Use.

Whin Oi swung down me left arrum wuz straight up, aholt av th' limb, an' the right wan wuz steadyin' me pack.

You remember me telling how I grabbed aholt of a large wooden box and floated on to a dry spot.

My hand has des nachelly itched to take aholt o' dat crowd many a day—an' ever sence I buried Numa of co'se I see de way was open.

An' when that ther idee took aholt it seemed as if I couldn't rest till I saw ye.

He wants a live young man to take aholt with his ranch, and a live young woman to run the shebang.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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