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单词 agatewards
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agatewardsadv.

Brit. /əˈɡeɪtwədz/, /əˈɡeɪtədz/, U.S. /əˈɡeɪtwərdz/, Scottish English /əˈɡetwərdz/
Forms: see agate adv. and -wards suffix.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: agate adv., -wards suffix.
Etymology: < agate adv. + -wards suffix. Compare earlier agateward adv.
Originally Scottish. In later use English regional (northern) and U.S. regional (New England). Now rare.
= agateward adv.
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1541 in D. H. Fleming Registrum Secreti Sigilli Regum Scotorum (1921) II. 683/2 Fra the day of the said Hectouris furth cuming..cummand agaitwartis to the kingis grace.
1608 in T. Mair Narr. & Extracts Rec. Presbytery of Ellon (1898) 77 [He] tuik jorney fra his hous..agetwards towards Lowren fair.
1697 in J. B. Greenshields Ann. Parish Lesmahagow (1864) 142 Tylzour..confessed his sin of Sabboth-breaking in driving of his nolt and sheep through this Paroch on the Lord's day agatewards to Carlowk fair.
1824 W. Carr Horæ Momenta Cravenæ 14 I gangs agaitards wi' him, an sets him as far ast' loan heead.
1854 W. H. D. Longstaffe Hist. Darlington 4 ‘To go agatewards’ (to accompany a short way).
1883 T. Lees Easther's Gloss. Dial. Almondbury & Huddersfield at Agate'ards Au'll go agate'ards wi' thee.
1895 New Eng. Mag. June 409/1 They were attended part of the way by a dozen friends and neighbors, who, as was the universal and cordial custom of the time, thus accompanied all guests and travellers ‘agatewards’ to speed the parting guest.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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