Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In or toward the west; westward.
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Examples
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'I dwove it over to Bwistol the other morning, in a cwimson coat, with two servants widing a quarter of a mile behind; and confound me if the people didn't wush out of their cottages, and awest my pwogwess, to know if I wasn't the post.
The Pickwick Papers Charles Dickens 1841
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'I dwove it over to Bwistol the other morning, in a cwimson coat, with two servants widing a quarter of a mile behind; and confound me if the people didn't wush out of their cottages, and awest my pwogwess, to know if I wasn't the post.
The Pickwick papers 1836
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And the tired sun scarce finds their bounds awest.
The Columbiad Joel Barlow 1783
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Do you know the model of the Logitech devices? if so post them back. awest - not at all daft!
PC Advisor News 2009
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‘I dwove it over to Bwistol the other morning, in a cwimson coat, with two servants widing a quarter of a mile behind; and confound me if the people didn’t wush out of their cottages, and awest my pwogwess, to know if I wasn’t the post.
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Folks local to Nashville are encouraged to attend in person while remote attendees can join via Adobe Connect (awest New blog post - Squidhead Presentation with Terrence Ryan Tomorrow.
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