rightabout

or right-a·bout

[ rahyt-uh-bout ]

noun

1. the position assumed by turning about to the right so as to face in the opposite direction.
2. the act of turning so as to face the opposite direction.

adverb

1. facing or in the opposite direction:

   Move that chair rightabout.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rightabout¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; right + about

Example Sentences

Now and then a wolf would approach, or a puma, or ocelot; but a shout would send them to the rightabout.

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And as she spoke Naomi looked up, and sent her manager to the rightabout with a single stare of contempt and defiance.

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When the last survivor of this strange wreck at sea was aboard the remaining boats, these crafts turned rightabout.

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“My horse-whip will soon send them to the rightabout, should any of them venture to come near me,” he answered laughing.

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I think we have got something to send them to the rightabout, if our shouts fail to drive them away.

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