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withal

[with-awl, with-] Origin

with·al

[with-awl, with-]
adverb
1.
with it all; as well; besides.
2.
in spite of all; nevertheless.
3.
Archaic. with that; therewith.
preposition
4.
with (used after its object).

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Withal is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English phrase with al(le); replacing Old English mid ealle, mid eallum. See with, all
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withal (wɪˈðɔːl)
 
adv
1.  literary as well; likewise
2.  literary nevertheless
3.  archaic therewith
 
prep
4.  (postpositive) an archaic word for with
 
[C12: from with + all]

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withal
"in addition," 1393, from M.E. with alle (c.1200), superseding O.E. mid ealle "wholly" (see with).
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