conj
Meaning 1
Obsolete form of till.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, obsolete
Examples
- 1724, Aaron Hill and William Bond, The Plain Dealer, No. 36, 24 July, 1724, London: S. Richardson & A. Wilde, p. 296, [...] not One in Fifty, of our Men of Fashion, or of Quality, as they call themselves, has an Understanding that is able to go alone. They are forc’d, therefore, to wait ’till they have their Sustainer’s Opinion to lean against, before they dare venture upon the Praise, even of what they are inclinable to think favourably of [...]
- a. 1829, G. Mackenzie, Lives, quoted in 1829, "Fag", entry in The London Encyclopaedia: Or, Universal Dictionary, Volume 9, page 12, Creighton with-held his force ’till the Italian began to fag, and then brought him to the ground.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided