atween
Americanpreposition
preposition
Etymology
Origin of atween
1350–1400; Middle English atwen, probably on the model of other synonymous pairs, as afore, before, etc.; see a- 1, between
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“What I be goin’ to say,” continued the suitor, without heeding her repeated interruptions, “be this, Bet Dancey, I see’d thy father last night; an’ he an’ me talked it over atween us.
From The White Gauntlet by Mayne Reid
And eight lang years o' love sae leal Had past atween them twae;10 And now a bonny bairntime O' seven fair sons had they.
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
Ye’ve been as true as steel to me; an’ ne’er a angry word as iver passed atween us.
From The White Gauntlet by Mayne Reid
“Of course,” pursued Jerry, after another pause of reflection, “ye heerd all that passed atween me an’ that lot o’ diggers?”
From The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover by Mayne Reid
"It's the difference atween human natur and brute natur," that philosopher had answered promptly.
From Gabriel Conroy by Bert Harte
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