O'

n. prep.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
n.

A prefix to Irish family names, which signifies grandson or descendant of, and is a character of dignity; as, O'Neil, O'Carrol.

2.
prep.

A shortened form of of or on. "At the turning o' the tide." Shak.

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