aholtadv.
/əˈhəʊlt/, U.S. /əˈhoʊlt/ U.S. regional and colloquial.
= ahold adv. 2.Some examples may represent instances of the indefinite article with holt n.2 1.
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1868 Our Boys & Girls 14 Mar. 169/1 When I war jest to shore I felt my wooden leg ketched aholt of.
1872 E. Eggleston End of World xi. 77 You gripped a-holt of the truth.
1902 McClure's Mag. Nov. 51 The sort that always grabs aholt when things get in a muss.
1959 C. MacInnes Absolute Beginners 107 Some of the birds tried to get aholt of me.
2005 V. Lane Signs in Blood 182 When they grabbed me and flung me down, I kept aholt of that rock.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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