AROINT
\ˈaɹɔ͡ɪnt], \ˈaɹɔɪnt], \ˈa_ɹ_ɔɪ_n_t]\
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a-roint', interj. (Shak.) away! begone! used only twice in the phrase, 'Aroint thee, witch:' to bid begone (arch. usage in Browning).--v.t. to drive or frighten away. [Origin unknown; perh. in some provincialism, like the Yorkshire rynd-ta, 'round-thee,' 'move-round,' spoken to a cow in her stall.]
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