aboding

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English

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Etymology

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From a +‎ bode +‎ ing.

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈboʊ.dɪŋ/
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Noun

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aboding (plural abodings)

  1. (obsolete) A foreboding. [Attested from the late 16th century to the early 18th century.][1]
    • 1625, George Chapman, J. M. R. Margeson, edited by J. M. R. Margeson, The conspiracy and tragedy of Charles, Duke of Byron[1], Manchester University Press, page 127:
      Why suffer you that ill-aboding vermin To breed so near your bosom?

Verb

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aboding

  1. present participle and gerund of abode

References

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  1. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “aboding”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 6.

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