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afield |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Afield \A*field"\, adv [Pref. a- + field.] 1. To in or on the field. ``We drove afield.'' --Milton. How jocund did they drive their team afield! --Gray. 2. Out of the way astray. Why should he wander afield at the age of fifty-five! --Trollope. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: afield adv 1: far away from home or one's usual surroundings; "looking afield for new lands to conquer"- R.A.Hall [syn: {abroad}] 2: in or into a field (especially a field of battle); "the armies were afield, challenging the enemy's advance"; "unlawful to carry hunting rifles afield until the season opens" 3: off the subject; beyond the point at issue; "such digressions can lead us too far afield"
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