English Dictionary: Avast! | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Avast \A*vast"\, interj. [Corrupted from D. houd vast hold fast. See {Hold}, v. t., and {Fast}, a.] (Naut.) Cease; stop; stay. [bd]Avast heaving.[b8] --Totten. |