aha

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

'AH'A. 1. An exclamation expressing triumph, contempt, or simple surprise; but the senses are distinguished by very different modes of utterance, and different modification of features. 2. A sunk fence, not visible, without near approach.
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