aiblins

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UK/ˈeɪ.blɪnz/

adverb

Perhaps, maybe.

First used Early 17ᵗʰ century.Scrabble 9
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Meanings

adverbaiblins (not comparable)

alternative ablins · alternative ablings

  1. Northern Englandnot comparablePerhaps, maybe.First known use Early 17ᵗʰ century.

    I'll no say but she may aiblins hae been his Honour's, Squire Thorncliff's, in her day, but she's mine now.

    1817 December 31 (indicated as 1818), [Walter Scott], chapter V, in Rob Roy. […], volume II, Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co. […]; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, →OCLC, page 109

Origin

From able + -lings.

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APA

aiblins. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aiblins

MLA

“aiblins.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aiblins. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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