Definitions

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  • noun an action of accosting

Etymologies

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accost +‎ -ment

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Examples

  • It was one of the trials of Dublin, that one mightn’t stand still a second for the accostment of her shoeshines.

    At Swim, Two Boys Jamie O’Neill 2002

  • It was one of the trials of Dublin, that one mightn’t stand still a second for the accostment of her shoeshines.

    At Swim, Two Boys Jamie O’Neill 2002

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