'gainst
See also: gainst
English
Preposition
'gainst
- (poetic) Contraction of against.
- c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act IV, scene i]:
- […] I have spoke thus much
To mitigate the justice of thy plea;
Which if thou follow, this strict court of Venice
Must needs give sentence ’gainst the merchant there.
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Anagrams
- Giants, TASing, Taings, aginst, at sign, at-sign, giants, sating, tagins, tangis, tasing