aboon
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of aboon
1350–1400; Middle English abone, abowne; see above
Example Sentences
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He went on: “And you consate that all these steans be aboon folk that be happed here, snod an’ snog?”
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
The lid will be aboon it and screwed down to-morrow, I dar' say.
From Checkmate by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
One maiden defies the prohibition: Janet has kilted her green kirtle A little aboon her knee, And she has braided her yellow hair A little aboon her bree.
From The Romantic Scottish Ballads: Their Epoch and Authorship by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
But she’s far aboon you, my son; and ye maun mind how you behave yourself.
From Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye by Reid, Mayne
Passing a handsome wooden bridge which crosses the river, we reach the hamlet of Traquair and Traquair house, and naturally enquire for the far-famed "Bush aboon Traquair."
From The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion by Turnbull, Robert
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