wing and wing
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of wing and wing
First recorded in 1775–85
Example Sentences
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He has served as a forward, wing and wing back, recording 21 goals and 60 assists.
From Washington Post • Jan. 13, 2023
Blair found himself ganged up on as Wales attacked down the right wing and wing Williams and Hook combined superbly to send Byrne over.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2010
Light cotton lugs were soon spread, one in each canoe, and away they went, as sailors term it, wing and wing.
From Oak Openings by Cooper, James Fenimore
They only crouched, with paddles motionless, staring at the dimming figures facing them, until the Espirita, "wing and wing" ahead of the trades, was no larger than a seagull.
From The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure by Beach, Rex Ellingwood
So the little vessel faded down With her creaking boom a-swing, Till a wind from the deep came up with a creep, And caught her wing and wing.
From Ballads of Lost Haven A Book of the Sea by Carman, Bliss
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