Cond
//kɒnd// adj, verb
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 Obsolete spelling of con (“direct or steer a ship”). alt-of, obsolete
"Sometimes he who conds the ship will be speaking to him at helm at every little yaw; which the sea-faring men love not, as being a kind of disgrace to their steerage; then in mockage they will say, sure the channel is narrow he conds so thick […]"
Adjective
- 1 Clipping of conditional. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable
Example
More examples"Sometimes he who conds the ship will be speaking to him at helm at every little yaw; which the sea-faring men love not, as being a kind of disgrace to their steerage; then in mockage they will say, sure the channel is narrow he conds so thick […]"
Etymology
Etymology 1
Clipping.
Etymology 2
From Middle English conduen, condien, French conduire (“to conduct”), from Latin conducere.
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