Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Breathing; smelling.
- noun A fall of rain or snow; a downpour.
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- noun
Breathing ;smelling . - noun A heavy, continuous
fall ofrain orsnow ; adownpour .
Etymologies
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Examples
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By this time an onding o 'rain was coming up' frae the water, and I bade the man come indoors to the fire.
The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies John Buchan 1907
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"Aye -- it's onding o 'snaw --" said the shepherd, his shrewd blue eyes travelling over her face and form.
The Case of Richard Meynell Humphry Ward 1885
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It was a very grey day; a most opaque sky, "onding on snaw," canopied all; thence flakes fell at intervals, which settled on the hard path and on the hoary lea without melting.
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Original copios in printod papor covors oro fiimod boginning with tho f ront covor and onding on tho iast pago with o printod or iilustratod impros - sion, or tho back covor whon appropriato.
Atlas minor Geradi Mercatoris à I. Hondio plurimis aeneis tabulis auctus atque illustratus [microform] Mercator, Gerardus, 1512-1594 1610
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"I was at Tilliedrum yestreen, meeting Sanders as he got out o 'the gaol, and that awfu onding began when we was on the Bellies Braes.
The Little Minister 1898
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Resp onding to my conclusion, "The Clippers are a team in transition, engaged in a dialectic between the more formal offense of
ClipperBlog.com Blog for the Los Angeles NBA Clippers Fans Kevin Arnovitz 2010
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