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Definition of Astoop
1. adv. In a stooping or inclined position.
Definition of Astoop
1. Adverb. In a stooping or inclined position. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Astoop
1. in a stooping position [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Astoop
Literary usage of Astoop
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lakeland Words: A Collection of Dialect Words and Phrases, as Used in by B. Kirkby (1898)
"He begins ta gang sair astoop, is said with a sympathetic tone tnat often implies
much when tokens of decay are discerned. ..."
2. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Samuel Johnson, Alexander Chalmers (1810)
"Rut when he spies lis favourite cask ; with lifted eyes nd lifted hands aloud
lie cries, ' Heigh-day ! my darling wine astoop! t must, alas ! have sprung a ..."
3. The Recreations of Christopher North: Pseud. by John Wilson (1842)
"... on that black mountain's breast! intersecting it into parallelograms, and
squares, and circles, and now all astoop on a sudden, as if frozen to death ! ..."
4. A Glossary of Words Used in Swaledale, Yorkshire by John Harland (1876)
"As tite, adv. rather ; lit. as soon ; cf. Old Eng. tit, soon. 'I'd at tue nut
gan,' I had rather not go. astoop, bent, as an aged person. ..."
5. Christopher in His Sporting Jacket by John Wilson (1901)
"... and squares, and circles, and now all astoop on a sudden, as if frozen to death!
Higher up among the rocks, and cliffs, and stones, we see a stripling, ..."
6. The Dialect of Leeds and Its Neighbourhood: Illustrated by Conversations and by C. Clough Robinson (1862)
"... astoop for somebody to vault ower; it gav' yuh an unpleasant sensation to
behold 'em ..."
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