abeat

adv, adj — 2 senses

abeat

adv

Etymology From a- + beat.

1

Poetic Beating.

abeat

adj

Etymology From a- + beat.

1

Poetic Beating.

  • Tense we watched the lagging mail, furtive hearts abeat1918, Margaret Widdemer, The Old Road to Paradise, Once When We Bought Valentines:

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