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What does the word "abit" mean?

It is not in any of my dictionaries and it wasn't a word I learned in school. Is it an American word? If so, what does it mean?

Posted - December 7, 2016
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    v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abide. - Geoffrey Chaucer
    adv. Common misspelling of a bit.

    from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

    3d sing. pres. of abide.

    from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

    n. Third person sing. pres. of abide.
    n. Obsolete form of habit.
      December 7, 2016 5:05 PM MST
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    I did think of "habit", or rather, a Cockney version of it (they have an 'abit of dropping their aitches). Lol:)
      December 7, 2016 5:12 PM MST
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  • I don't believe the word exists. We could write you some funny answers but that wouldn't help. Is it possible you mis-heard or mis-remembered it? Maybe if you give us the context we could sort it out.
      December 7, 2016 5:18 PM MST
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    I caught a glimpse of it on the home page just before I posted this question. It was something like "When I was younger I was abit conceited".
      December 7, 2016 6:02 PM MST
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    Oh that was most likely just a typo and they meant "a bit".. 
      December 7, 2016 6:12 PM MST
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  • It was a typo ..... I know cos was me :) 
      December 7, 2016 6:19 PM MST
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    Lol ok :D
      December 7, 2016 6:20 PM MST
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  • Abit: When I have two glasses of wine I'm "abit" tipsy. 
    When I have seven I'm (slurred)  "abit" to vomit .... 
    I'm not american either  but that's my best guess. 
      December 7, 2016 5:35 PM MST
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    Umm there an old English word I'm not sure of the spelling.. but it basically means however albeit I think.. I'll have to google it  
      December 7, 2016 5:56 PM MST
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    I always thought "Albeit" was a misspelling of "Albert".
      December 7, 2016 6:03 PM MST
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    I guess it means "although"


      December 7, 2016 5:58 PM MST
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    Hello A:

    Abit is more than atad, but less than alot.

    excon This post was edited by excon at December 7, 2016 11:01 PM MST
      December 7, 2016 6:22 PM MST
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    abit on the side
      December 9, 2016 4:25 AM MST
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