oont
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of oont
C19: from Hindi unt
Example Sentences
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O the oont, O the oont, O the commissariat oont!
From Barrack Room Ballads by Kipling, Rudyard
"Oh, the oont, oh, the oont, oh, the gawdforsaken oont!" as the poet of the barrack-room sings.
From Without Prejudice by Zangwill, Israel
A mole in the Gloucestershire dialect is an "oont" or "woont."
From A Cotswold Village by Gibbs, J. Arthur
O the oont*, O the oont, O the commissariat oont!
From Verses 1889-1896 by Kipling, Rudyard
Yes," returned the Colonel, "then carry him to the oont and bind him along one side of the saddle, and then lead the beast down.
From Snake and Sword A Novel by Wren, Percival Christopher
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