ochone
Americaninterjection
interjection
Etymology
Origin of ochone
First recorded in 1400–50; from Scots Gaelic ochan, Irish ochón; cf. och
Example Sentences
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And so that's Athlone, yonder, you tell me," said the captain, for such he was,—"'the sweet town of Athlone, ochone!'
From Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I by Lever, Charles James
O Patrick Sarsfield, health be to you, since you went to France and your camps were loosened; making your sighs along with the king, and you left poor Ireland and the Gael defeated—Och ochone!
From The Kiltartan Poetry Book; prose translations from the Irish by Gregory, Lady
These were the happiest hours of all, ochone; the sun shone more brightly and the days were longer.
From The McBrides A Romance of Arran by Sillars, John
The blessing of the bright sun and the moon upon you, since you took the day from the hands of King William—Och ochone!
From The Kiltartan Poetry Book; prose translations from the Irish by Gregory, Lady
My boy is taken from me and turned agen me; and who is to take care of me in my old age after all I've done for him, ochone! ochone!
From O'Flaherty V.C. : a recruiting pamphlet by Shaw, Bernard
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