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from The Century Dictionary.

  • An obsolete form of enough.

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Examples

  • “For those whiche might haue by flight escaped out of the suburbs were nowe holden fast inough, being enclosed not only within the walles of the towne, but also within the compasse of one narrow strete.”

    Bloodlust Russell Jacoby 2011

  • “For those whiche might haue by flight escaped out of the suburbs were nowe holden fast inough, being enclosed not only within the walles of the towne, but also within the compasse of one narrow strete.”

    Bloodlust Russell Jacoby 2011

  • The 9. of Februarie we sailed on the other side to buy cattle, and other necessaries, but they seemed vnwilling to deale with vs, but we threatning to burne their houses, they brought vs Cattle and fruites inough, with all things else to our desires.

    The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

  • First, he hath stored the countrie with as many Russes as there are natiues, and hath there some few souldiers in garison, inough to keepe them under.

    The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

  • Shaughs hand, and other mens, that it may be sent from hence to be in Astracan at the beginning of Aprill, from whence it may be sent to Colmogro in three moneths and lesse, and there to be ready with the rest of your goods by the end of Iune for your ships to receiue, that will be time inough.

    The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

  • The slaue with meat inough they serue, that he may teare his ore.

    The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

  • Noua Zembla, which is a great lande, but wee sawe no people, and there we had Foule inough, and there wee sawe white Foxes and white

    The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

  • Upon this necessarily followeth, that base men with sevill wits undertake it, who thinke it inough if they can be rewarded of the Printer: and so as Epaminandas is said with the honor of his vertue to have made an Office, by his execising it, which before was contemtible, to become highly respected {144}: so these men no more but setting their names to it, by their own disgracefulnesse, disgrace the most gracefull Poesie.

    Defence of Poesie 1992

  • For by some of our companie it vvas told them, that if the Queene of England vvould resolutely prosecute the warres against the Kinge of Spaine, he should be forced to lay aside that proude and vnreasonable reaching vaine of his, for he should finde more then inough to do, to keepe that vvhich he had alreadie, as by the present example of their lost towne they might for a beginning perceaue vvell inough.

    Summarie and true discourse of Sir Frances Drakes West Indian voyage Walter Bigges

  • He was also partlie noted of couetousnesse: for although he was liberall towards souldiers and strangers, yet was he streict inough towards his owne people, and namelie towards his sonnes, which caused them to estrange themselues and their good wils from him.

    Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (5 of 12) Henrie the Second Raphael Holinshed

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