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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Enough.

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Examples

  • King of Carrick and his cooks perceiving the roast to be aneuch, commanded it to be tane fra the fire, and the Earl himself began the grace in this manner: — ‘Benedicite, Jesus Maria, you are the most obstinate man that ever I saw; gif I had known that ye had been so stubborn, I would not for a thousand crowns have handled you so; I never did so to man before you.’

    Ivanhoe 2004

  • The swarme of Papistis that entered with hir began streyght to mak provisioun for thair Messe; and becaus the altaris war nocht so easy to be repaired agane, thay provided tables, whairof sum befoir used to serve for drunkards, dysaris, and carteris; [811] bot thay war holy aneuch for the Preast and his padgean.

    The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox

  • Duike to put all in the Queneis will, and than wald sche be gratious aneuch.

    The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox

  • And, farther, becaus thei war a great multitude, and the other war far inferiour unto thame, thei trusted in thair awin strenth, and thought thame selfis able aneuch to do thair purpose, without any invocatioun of the name of God.

    The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox

  • Bischopis, as ye all weall aneuch know: How long I continewed prisoneir, what torment I susteaned in the galaies, and what war the sobbes of my harte, is now no tyme to receat: This onelie I can nocht conceall, whiche mo than one have hard me say, when the body was far absent from

    The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox

  • —They ca’d his grandfather the Wicked Laird; but though he was whiles fractious aneuch, when he got into roving company and had ta’en the drap drink, he would have scorned to gang on at this gate.

    Chapter VI 1917

  • Thom said, 'Seis thow nocht me, baith meit-worth, claith-worth, and gude aneuch lyke in persoun, and [he] suld make hir far better nor euer sche was?'

    The Witch-cult in Western Europe A Study in Anthropology Margaret Alice Murray 1913

  • That's no 'aneuch to set ye up to sic an extent, that ye can afford to gang aboot the hoose castin' up my age to me.

    Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 1887

  • "Hoots, haivers; I'll never believe that!" said she, scouring about the kitchen and rubbing the dust out of odd corners that were clean aneuch for the Duke of Buccleuch to take his "fower-oors" off.

    Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 1887

  • Noo, there's aneuch o't for us a ', Jamie; divide it intil five!

    Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 1887

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