ahold.
Brought to lie as near to the windward as it can to get out to sea, and thereby held steady.
Meaning & usage
Brought to lie as near to the windward as it can to get out to sea, and thereby held steady.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Proto-Germanic *haldaną Proto-West Germanic *haldan Old English healdan Middle English holden English hold English ahold From a- (“on”) + hold.
A hold, grip, grasp.
Where this word comes from
From a + hold.
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