Alays
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
Historical Examples
I alays hev my own catnip en sheep balls foh sum cases need one kind of tea en sum ernother.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States Work Projects Administration
Yes, love; theres no comfort wi yon sea all about ye, like as if something were alays watching ye.
Back o’ the Moon Oliver Onions
Its what were a-thinkin of alays; its what I pray for every night, sir.
The Blind Brother Homer Greene
Well, God grant we may alays ha more friends nor we ken; I thank ye.
Back o’ the Moon Oliver Onions
noun
a mountain range in central Asia, in SW Kyrgyzstan, running from the Tian Shan range in China into Tajikistan. Average height: 4800 m (16 000 ft), rising over 5850 m (19 500 ft)
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