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afterhand
adj 1adv 1
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3ADJ.
necessary, possible
VERB + AFTERHAND
want
ADV.
always
Definitions
adj
1
Paid afterwards, rather than in advance.
an afterhand rent
adv
1
Afterwards; subsequently.
To be sure, ye ken best, " said the writer; “ hut, after a', now, wad it no be better to lay by this hundred pound in Tam Turnpenny's, in case the young lady should want it afterhand, just for a sair foot?“
Deduction is knowledge beforehand ; induction is knowledge afterhand.
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an afterhand rent
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To be sure, ye ken best, " said the writer; “ hut, after a', now, wad it no be better to lay by this hundred pound in Tam Turnpenny's, in case the young lady should want it afterhand, just for a sair
Wiktionary03
Deduction is knowledge beforehand ; induction is knowledge afterhand.
Wiktionary04
If necessary it would afterhand always be possible to integrate over larger time intervals.
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