eftsoons
Americanadverb
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soon after.
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once again; anew.
adverb
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soon afterwards
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repeatedly
Etymology
Origin of eftsoons
First recorded before 1000; eft 2 ( def. ) + soon ( def. ) + -s 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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And eftsoons taking of > by eftsoons > thereupon 177 on him knighthood, and mounting on that strange courser, 178 he went forth with her on that adventure: where begins the 179 first book, viz.
From The Faerie Queene — Volume 01 by Edmund Spenser
Mad. de Rosier took the book, and pointed to several words which she had not understood—such as "eftsoons," "Dan Phoebus," and "ne and y," which had made many lines incomprehensible.
From Tales and Novels — Volume 01 by Maria Edgeworth
It became more and more apparent to me that this infernal kid must somehow be turned out eftsoons or right speedily.
From A Wodehouse Miscellany Articles & Stories by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
And eftsoons taking on him knighthood, and mounting on that strange courser, he went forth with her on that adventure, where beginneth the first book, viz.:
From English Literature for Boys and Girls by H. E. (Henrietta Elizabeth) Marshall
And when I had accomplished the task, eftsoons from the field Matali took me of delighted spirits, unto the abode of the lord of the celestials.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
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