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aroint, aroynt (əˈrɔɪnt) [Origin unknown. Used by Shakespeare, whence by some modern writers.] 1. In aroint thee! (? verb in the imperative, or interjection) meaning apparently: Avaunt! Begone!1605 Shakes. Macb. i. iii. 6 Aroynt thee, Witch, the rumpefed Ronyon cryes. 1605 ― Lear iii. iv. 129 He met...
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arunt
† aˈrunt, v. Obs. [Etymol. unknown.] To rail at, revile, scold, rate; or ? to drive away. (If the latter is the sense, cf. Shakespeare's aroint.)1399 Rich. Redeless iii. 221 ? Arounted [MS. has Arouutyd] ffor his ray [= array, dress] and rebuked ofte. 1496 Dives & Paup. (W. de W.) vii. iv. 280 Make ...
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rynt
rynt, v. north. (raɪnt) Also 8 rynd-, 9 rhint, roint, roynt. [Of unknown origin: cf. aroint.] refl. To make way, give place, stand aside.1674 Ray N.C. Words 39 Rynt ye: By your leave, stand handsomly. As Rynt you witch, quoth Besse Locket to her Mother; Proverb. Chesh. 1703 Thoresby Let. to Ray, Ryn...
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slubberdegullion
slubberdegullion (ˌslʌbədɪˈgʌljən) [f. slubber v., with fanciful addition; cf. slabberdegullion.] A slobbering or dirty fellow; a worthless sloven.a 1616 Beaum. & Fl. Custom of Country i. ii, Yes they are knit; but must this slubberdegullion Have her maiden⁓head now? 1630 J. Taylor (Water P.) Laugh ...
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