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abōd
n.
24 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) The act of waiting, delay;
abod of
, waiting for, awaiting; (b)
non abod
, no delay, no hesitation;
withouten (buten) abod
, without delay, immediately;
no leng abod
, no longer delay.
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