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abay

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See also: 'abay and Abay

English

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English abay, a-bay, from Old French abai, aboi, abay (“barking”), from the verb abayer.^[1]

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /əˈbeɪ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Rhymes: -eɪ

Noun

abay (uncountable)

(obsolete) Barking or baying of dogs at their prey. [Attested from around (1150 to 1350) until the late 17^th century.]^[1]

References

[1]
Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abay”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 2.

Anagrams

aaby, baya, ya ba

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