ahind
prep/əˈhaɪnd/
Etymology From a- + hind.
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Dialectal behind
- "You see, sir," said Mr. Smear, "that wherever that ere water has been it's left a dampness ahind it; the moistur' consekent upon such a dampness must be evaporated by ever-so-many applications of the warming-pan.1841, Various, Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, October 9, 1841:
- "Watch was drunk; I crawled down ahind the whiskey.1869, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Men, Women, and Ghosts:
2 more examples
- "But, you see, he's been and gone and pulled back the board that you have to step on to git ahind your desk; he's been and gone and pulled back the board so as you can't help a-tippin' it up, and a-sowsin' right in ef you step there."1871, Edward Eggleston, The Hoosier Schoolmaster:
- [Porky Pine:] I'll duck ahind the tree an' pop out [...]1959 January 27, Walt Kelly, Pogo, comic strip, →ISBN, page 10: