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Aloft. World English Historical Dictionary

Aloft. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Bibliographic Record Farmer’s Slang & Its Analogues. 1890–1909, rev. 2022. Aloft TO GO ALOFT, verb. phr. (nautical).—To die: see HOP THE TWIG.

1   1692.  E. WALKER, Morals of Epictetus (1737), Intr. His rich soul ALOFT DID SOAR.

2   c. 1800.  DIBDIN, Tom Bowling.        No more he’ll hear the             tempest howling,   For death has broached him to…. Faithful below he [Tom]             did his duty,   But now he’s GONE ALOFT.

3   TO COME ALOFT, verb. phr. (old colloquial).—1.  To vault; to play tricks: as a tumbler.

4   1624.  MASSINGER, The Bondman, iii. 3.        Do you grumble? you were ever A brainless ass; but if this hold, I’ll teach you TO COME ALOFT, and do tricks like an ape.

5   2.  (venery).—TO MOUNT (q.v.).

6   1590.  SPENSER, The Fairie Queene, III. x. 48. Nine times he heard him COME ALOFT ere day.

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