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In an abortive or untimely manner; immaturely; fruitlessly.

The quality of being abortive.

Abortion. [Obs.]

of Aby. [Obs.]

To be in great plenty; to be very prevalent; to be plentiful. The wild boar which abounds in some parts of the continent of Europe. Chambers. Where sin abounded grace did much more abound. Rom. v. 20.

Around; all round; on every side of. "Look about you." Shak. "Bind them about thy neck." Prov. iii. 3.

The largest hammer used by smiths. Weale.

an; on or over the upper surface; over; -- opposed to below or beneath. Fowl that may fly above the earth. Gen. i. 20.

Cited before, in the preceding part of a book or writing.

Mentioned or named before; aforesaid.

Above the board or table. Hence: in open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception. "Fair and aboveboard." Burke.

On deck; and hence, like aboveboard, without artifice. Smart.

Mentioned or recited before.

Braced aback.

A narrow pass or defile; a break in a mesa; the mouth of a cañon. [Southwestern U. S.]

A mystical word or collocation of letters written as in the figure. Worn on an amulet it was supposed to ward off fever. At present the word is used chiefly in jest to denote something without meaning; jargon.

A material used for grinding, as emery, sand, powdered glass, etc.

To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to abrade rocks. Lyell.

One of a set of vagabonds who formerly roamed through England, feigning lunacy for the sake of obtaining alms. Nares. To sham Abraham, to feign sickness. Goldsmith.

Pertaining to Abraham, the patriarch; as, the Abrachamic covenant.