soun
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of soun
First recorded in 1300–50
Example Sentences
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“That really soun like Night of Joy chariddy when them orphan pay in in a lotta money for whatever they gettin.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
De slaves didn' have no church den, but dey'd take a big sugar kettle and turn it top down on de groun' and put logs roun' it to kill de soun'.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Texas Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration
Qui dit, sil soit soun villein, soun plee est assez fort: car seisi et nient seisi ne fera pas issue.Op.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Paul Vinogradoff
We would gethah daih at evenin', All my frien's 'ud come erroun' An' hit wan't no time, twell, bless you, You could hyeah de banjo's soun'.
From The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar by William Dean Howells
Before the King he set him down And took his harp of merry soun, And, as he full well can, Many merry notes he began.
From Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries by William Francis Dawson
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