which-a-wayadv.
/ˈwɪtʃəweɪ/, U.S. /ˈ(h)wɪtʃəˌweɪ/ U.S. colloquial and dialect.
Which way, in what direction. Cf. thataway adv.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > direction > [adverb] > to or towards some thing or place > to or towards what place or direction
whither971
whereOE
whereforthc1290
wheretoa1300
wherebya1450
where…to?1768
wheretill1827
which-a-way1909
1909 Dial. Notes 3 381 Which-a-way,..which way.
1938 M. K. Rawlings Yearling i. 13 Which-a-way will we begin huntin' him?
1968 O. Spann in P. Oliver Screening Blues iii. 125 Well, you know I'm so mad this morning, don't know whichaway to go.
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adv.1909