† aˈcheck, v. Obs.
[f. a- prefix 11 + check. Only found in pa. pple., so that the prefix may be a- particle.]
To check, bring to a sudden stop.
| c 1384 Chaucer H. Fame 2093 And when they metten in that place They wer a-cheked bothe two. [MS. Bodl. a-chekid, Caxt. a chekked, Thynne a checked.] |