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avast, phr. Naut.|əˈvɑːst|
[prob. a worn-down form of Du. hou'vast, houd vast, hold fast: cf. Du. hou stop! stay! and houvast cramp-iron.]
Hold! stop! stay! cease!
1681Otway Soldier's Fort. iv. i, Hoa up, hoa up; so, avast there, Sir. 1727–51Chambers Cycl., Avast, a term frequently used on board a ship, signifying to stop, hold, or stay. 1748Smollett Rod. Rand. xli, ‘Avast there friend, none of your tricks upon travellers.’ 1836Marryat Midsh. Easy xix. 70 ‘Avast heaving,’ said Gascoigne. |