† mid-watersadv.
Obsolete. rare.
In the middle of the water; = mid-water adv.
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a1800 Coble o' Cargill in F. J. Child Eng. & Sc. Pop. Ballads (1892) IV. viii. 359 He put his foot into the boat, He little thocht o ony ill; But before that he was mid-waters, The weary coble began to fill.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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adv.a1800- to throw out on her ass
- to throw out on his ass
- to throw out one's eyes
- to throw over
- to throw over the bar
- to throw over the perch
- to throw overboard
- to throw papers
- to throw reins on
- to throw round
- to throw shade
- to throw sidelight on
- to throw someone a curveball
- to throw someone a fall
- to throw someone off guard
- to throw someone on the slagheap
- to throw someone out on etc ass
- to throw someone out on her ass
- to throw someone out on his ass
- to throw something back in a person's face
- to throw something in one's dish
- to throw something on the slagheap
- to throw the baby out with the bath
- to throw the baby out with the bathwater
- to throw the bones