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Vinony

ahold

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /əˈhoʊld/

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Proto-Germanic *haldaną Proto-West Germanic *haldan Old English healdan Middle English holden English hold English ahold From a- (“on”) + hold.

  1. Brought to lie as near to the windward as it can to get out to sea, and thereby held steady.

    “Lay her a hold, a hold, ſet her two courſes off to Sea againe, lay her off.”

noun

Etymology: From a + hold.

  1. A hold, grip, grasp.

    “GET AHOLD OF YOURSELF!”

    “Uh-oh... I guess I shouldn't have given my last babysitter such a hard time. Somehow she got ahold of the video Mom took of me running around without my diaper ... and posted it on YouTube.”