Associations to the word «Ahold»

Wiktionary

AHOLD, adverb. (obsolete) (nautical) To bring a ship to lie as near to the windward as it can to get out to sea.
AHOLD, noun. A hold, grip, grasp.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke