† oldwardadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Tending in an old or accustomed direction. at oldward: behaving in an accustomed way.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [adjective] > habitually done of old
oldward1624
the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > in habitual or customary use [phrase] > in the habit (of) > at one's old habits
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1624 T. Scott 2nd Pt. Vox Populi 19 Of their old-ward, and wonted policy.
1657 J. Trapp Comm. Psalms cvi. 12 Ere they were three days older they murmured again;..they were soon at oldward.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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