oont
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of oont
C19: from Hindi unt
Example Sentences
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A mole in the Gloucestershire dialect is an "oont" or "woont."
From A Cotswold Village by J. Arthur Gibbs
O the oont, O the oont, O the commissariat oont!
From Barrack Room Ballads by Rudyard Kipling
Yes," returned the Colonel, "then carry him to the oont and bind him along one side of the saddle, and then lead the beast down.
From Snake and Sword A Novel by Percival Christopher Wren
"Oh, the oont, oh, the oont, oh, the gawdforsaken oont!" as the poet of the barrack-room sings.
From Without Prejudice by Israel Zangwill
If you can, I'll come down again and we'll both go up on the oont.
From Snake and Sword A Novel by Percival Christopher Wren
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