ahind

A1H4I1N1D2
/əˈhaɪnd/

preposition

behind

Scrabble 9

Meanings

preposition
  1. dialectalbehind

    "Watch was drunk; I crawled down ahind the whiskey.

    1869, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Men, Women, and Ghosts
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    "You see, sir," said Mr. Smear, "that wherever that ere water has been it's left a dampness ahind it; the moistur' consekent upon such a dampness must be evaporated by ever-so-many applications of the warming-pan.

    1841, Various, Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, October 9, 1841

    "But, you see, he's been and gone and pulled back the board that you have to step on to git ahind your desk; he's been and gone and pulled back the board so as you can't help a-tippin' it up, and a-sowsin' right in ef you step there."

    1871, Edward Eggleston, The Hoosier Schoolmaster

    [Porky Pine:] I'll duck ahind the tree an' pop out [...]

    1959 January 27, Walt Kelly, Pogo, comic strip, →ISBN, page 10

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APA

ahind. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ahind

MLA

“ahind.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ahind. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ahind,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ahind.

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