aholdadv.

Brit.

/əˈhəʊld/, U.S.

/əˈhoʊld/

Forms: see a prep.¹ and hold n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: a prep.¹, hold n.¹

Etymology: < a prep.¹ + hold n.¹ With sense 2 compare aholt adv.

†1. Nautical. At or to a position close to the wind, so as to avoid sailing or drifting leeward. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1578 W. Bourne Treasure for Traueilers f. 20^v They doe lye a holde in the sea, that is to saye, to haue no sayle abrode, for they wyll seel or rolle in such sorte that it wyll put al in daunger.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) i. i. 47 Lay her a hold, a hold, set her two courses off to Sea againe, lay her off.

2. So as to hold on to someone or something; with a firm hold or grip. Chiefly with of. Cf. aholt adv.Chiefly regional, and in representations of colloquial, and nonstandard speech. Some examples may represent instances of the indefinite article with hold n.¹ 2. Cf. to catch, get, lay, lose, seize, hold at hold n.¹ 2a.

ΚΠ

1850 Graham's Mag. Aug. 119/2 The good sailor who had caught ahold of her when she was fallin', told her to cheer up.

1879 Scribner's Monthly May 17/1 With one bee a-hold of your collar..and another a-hold of each arm.

1887 W. Morris tr. Homer Odyssey I. x. 177 He caught ahold upon me.

1905 Southwestern Rep. 88 491/1 I had one hand ahold of the car.

1925 E. Hemingway In our Time (1926) v. 79 Nick dropped his wrist. ‘Listen,’ Ad Francis said. ‘Take ahold again.’

1994 J. McNaught Perfect 238 He grabbed ahold of the branches of the fallen aspen.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ahold
释义	aholdadv. Brit. /əˈhəʊld/, U.S. /əˈhoʊld/ Forms: see a prep.¹ and hold n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: a prep.¹, hold n.¹ Etymology: < a prep.¹ + hold n.¹ With sense 2 compare aholt adv. †1. Nautical. At or to a position close to the wind, so as to avoid sailing or drifting leeward. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1578 W. Bourne Treasure for Traueilers f. 20^v They doe lye a holde in the sea, that is to saye, to haue no sayle abrode, for they wyll seel or rolle in such sorte that it wyll put al in daunger. a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) i. i. 47 Lay her a hold, a hold, set her two courses off to Sea againe, lay her off. View more context for this quotation 2. So as to hold on to someone or something; with a firm hold or grip. Chiefly with of. Cf. aholt adv.Chiefly regional, and in representations of colloquial, and nonstandard speech. Some examples may represent instances of the indefinite article with hold n.¹ 2. Cf. to catch, get, lay, lose, seize, hold at hold n.¹ 2a. ΚΠ 1850 Graham's Mag. Aug. 119/2 The good sailor who had caught ahold of her when she was fallin', told her to cheer up. 1879 Scribner's Monthly May 17/1 With one bee a-hold of your collar..and another a-hold of each arm. 1887 W. Morris tr. Homer Odyssey I. x. 177 He caught ahold upon me. 1905 Southwestern Rep. 88 491/1 I had one hand ahold of the car. 1925 E. Hemingway In our Time (1926) v. 79 Nick dropped his wrist. ‘Listen,’ Ad Francis said. ‘Take ahold again.’ 1994 J. McNaught Perfect 238 He grabbed ahold of the branches of the fallen aspen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1578
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