ochone
Americaninterjection
interjection
Etymology
Origin of ochone
First recorded in 1400–50; from Scots Gaelic ochan, Irish ochón; cf. och
Example Sentences
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And so that's Athlone, yonder, you tell me," said the captain, for such he was,—"'the sweet town of Athlone, ochone!'
From Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I by Lever, Charles James
She sat on th' wall wid her head in her han's keenin' an' moanin': 'Ochone, ochone!'
From My Lady of the Chimney Corner by Irvine, Alexander
It is there I saw the camp of the Gael, the poor troop thinned, not keeping with one another—Och ochone!
From The Kiltartan Poetry Book; prose translations from the Irish by Gregory, Lady
These were the happiest hours of all, ochone; the sun shone more brightly and the days were longer.
From The McBrides A Romance of Arran by Sillars, John
The blessing of the bright sun and the moon upon you, since you took the day from the hands of King William—Och ochone!
From Poets and Dreamers Studies and translations from the Irish by Gregory, Lady
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