Definitions
Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word achin.
Examples
-
In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoi'achin's captivity, 2 Kgs. 24. 10-16 · 2 Chr. 36.9, 10 the word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chalde'ans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him.
Ezekiel 1. 1999
-
Gap, I saw that he was jes 'achin' to get me, an 'the way he tried was jes' about the meanes 'thing I ever heard o' any one doin 'on the
The Boy With the U.S. Census Francis Rolt-Wheeler 1918
-
"Dear Mister Perkins, y're one person that I'm jus 'achin' t 'spank!"
The Rich Little Poor Boy Eleanor Gates 1913
-
But tuck ye'er lovin 'hooks into his diseased an' achin 'ribs,' she says.
Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War Finley Peter Dunne 1901
-
One night, while she lay abed, hot an 'achin', there come a Dream an 'tapped at her window, an'"Widow Whitgift," it said, "Widow Whitgift!"
Puck of Pook's Hill Rudyard Kipling 1900
-
It's no use; they can't spake the language, and it's no use t'achin 'thim.
The Grain Ship Morgan Robertson 1888
-
Oh! Mam Betty, if I could but lay dis poo 'achin' head 'pon my mammy bres, how happy I should be!
Uncle Robin, in his cabin in Virginia, and Tom without one in Boston 1853
-
"You do be like Father Ross, always pr'achin 'that we' d best want less than want more.
The Queen's Twin and Other Stories Sarah Orne Jewett 1879
-
Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Jimmy Akin on Hugh Heffner's achin '...
-
But all this takin' to the quakin' and this makin' with the shakin' leaves me achin', ole!
Danny Miller: Remembering Betty Garrett Danny Miller 2011
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.