Difference between revisions of "Abast"

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avast: a nautical term for stop which fits with the following couple of words: blooty (bloody) creeks (waters)
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* '''avast!''' (''nautical'') stop! → cf. the nautical allusion in the following couple of words: blooty (bloody) creeks (waters)
basta: Italian for ''enough''
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* '''basta!''' (''Italian'') enough!
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* '''about'''
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* '''abast:''' at best

Latest revision as of 08:34, 26 November 2023

  • avast! (nautical) stop! → cf. the nautical allusion in the following couple of words: blooty (bloody) creeks (waters)
  • basta! (Italian) enough!
  • about
  • abast: at best