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Definition of Ahold
1. adv. Near the wind; as, to lay a ship ahold.
Definition of Ahold
1. Adverb. (obsolete) to bring a ship to lie as near to the windward as it can to get out to sea ¹
2. Noun. a hold, grip, grasp ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ahold
1. a hold or grasp of something [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ahold
Literary usage of Ahold
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"—Leon Uris, Saturday Evening Post, 30 May 1964 I got ahold of General Cushman
... 1973 (US Senate Watergate hearings) Although ahold usually has a literal ..."
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