hent
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
noun
verb
Etymology
Origin of hent
before 1000; Middle English henten, Old English hentan
Example Sentences
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Jog on, jog on, the foot-path way, And merrily hent the stile-a: A merry heart goes all the day, Your sad tires in a mile-a.
From The Foot-path Way by Bradford Torrey
To hent is used by Shakespeare for, to seize, to catch, to lay hold on.
From Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies by Arthur Sherbo
If hent be restored, it may be explained by handle.
From Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies by Arthur Sherbo
Jog on, jog on the footpath way, And merrily hent the stile-a!
From The Highwayman by H. C. (Henry Christopher) Bailey
Jog on, jog on, the foot-path way, And merrily hent the stile-a; A merry heart goes all the day, Your sad tires in a mile-a.
From Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories The Young Folks Treasury, Volume 1 by Edward Everett Hale
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