adv. [ Pref. a- + hold. ] Near the wind; as, to lay a ship ahold. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. On horseback. [ 1913 Webster ]
Two suspicious fellows ahorseback. Smollet. [ 1913 Webster ]
interj. [ OE. a, interj. + hoy. ] (Naut.) A term used in hailing; as, “Ship ahoy.” [ 1913 Webster ]