To send to the right-about
- To send to the right-about
- Right-about Right"-a*bout`, n. [Right, adv. + about, adv.]
A turning directly about by the right, so as to face in the
opposite direction; also, the quarter directly opposite; as,
to turn to the right-about.
[1913 Webster]
{To send to the right-about}, to cause to turn toward the
opposite point or quarter; -- hence, of troops, to cause
to turn and retreat. [Colloq.] --Sir W. Scott.
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Right-about — Right a*bout , n. [Right, adv. + about, adv.] A turning directly about by the right, so as to face in the opposite direction; also, the quarter directly opposite; as, to turn to the right about. [1913 Webster] {To send to the right about}, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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