different between aback vs abox
aback
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??bæk/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??bæk/
- Rhymes: -æk
Etymology 1
- From Middle English abak, from Old English onbæc.
- a- (“towards”) +? back (“back”).
Compare West Frisian tebek (“aback”, adverb, literally “to/at back”), Swedish tillbaka (idem.).
Adverb
aback (not comparable)
- (archaic) Towards the back or rear; backwards. [First attested prior to 1150.]
- (archaic) In the rear; a distance behind. [First attested prior to 1150.]
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Knolles to this entry?)
- By surprise; startled; dumbfounded. (see usage)
- (nautical) Backward against the mast; said of the sails when pressed by the wind from the "wrong" (forward) side, or of a ship when its sails are set that way. [First attested in the late 17th century.]
Usage notes
- (by surprise): Preceded by a form of the word take, see take aback.
Translations
See also
- Category:English phrasal verbs with particle (aback)
Etymology 2
From abacus.
Noun
aback (plural abacks)
- (obsolete) An abacus.
Translations
References
Anagrams
- Baack, Ba?ka
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abox
English
Etymology
a- +? box (“boxhaul”)
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /??b?ks/
Adverb
abox (not comparable)
- (nautical) Braced aback
Derived terms
- brace abox
Translations
Adjective
abox (not comparable)
- (nautical) Braced aback
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