aitch
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of aitch
Middle English ache < Old French ache < Late Latin *hacca or *accha; replacing ha
Example Sentences
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Sellers again, this time as a union shop steward who will make a speech at the drop of an aitch, in a film that takes a cracking good satirical look at labor-management relations in England.
From Time Magazine Archive
"And yez tuk me for thot thing and thot thing for me, and aitch av us knew nothing about it, and it wasn't ayther av us!" chuckled Barney.
From Frank Merriwell's Reward by Standish, Burt L.
Thus the letter h is named in Italian, acca; in French, ache, in English, aitch, perhaps originally atch: our church is the Scottish kirk, &c.
From Notes and Queries, Number 185, May 14, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George
Stirred by the praise, and by a sudden recollection of Sir Joseph, he spoke with a certain emotion, so that an aitch went by the board.
From The Divine Fire by Sinclair, May
Moreover, as he stood there he saw in an almost fantastically objective way that the letter aitch should be attended to at once.
From The Sailor by Snaith, J. C.
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