hitherward
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of hitherward
before 1100; Middle English, Old English hiderward. See hither, -ward
Example Sentences
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A Voice He runs hitherward from the gate, and he reels like a drunken man from weariness.
From Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes by Zweig, Stefan
Around that sun fiery comets whirl, planets revolve, and meteors flash, just as they do hitherward.
From Tom Clark and His Wife Their Double Dreams, And the Curious Things that Befell Them Therein; Being the Rosicrucian's Story by Randolph, Paschal Beverly
Lieutenant Junkins, of Jackson's Staff, losing his way, Sergeant Day and an Indiana Corporal beckoned to him to come hitherward.
From The history of Company C, Seventh Regiment, O.V.I by Wilder, Theodore
But look, my friends, What female's this, who, like the swift Camilla, On airy step flies hitherward?
From The Indian Princess La Belle Sauvage by Moses, Montrose Jonas
She cannot, if she would, check the tide which bears them hitherward; no defences are possible, on our vast extent of shore, that can preclude their ingress.
From Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. by Fuller, Margaret
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