ALACKADAY

Interjection

alackaday

synonym of alack

Source: Wiktionary


A*lack"a*day`, interj. Etym: [For alack the day. Cf. Lackaday.]

Definition: An exclamation expressing sorrow.

Note: Shakespeare has "alack the day" and "alack the heavy day." Compare "woe worth the day."

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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