Thesaurus: elsewhat
Something else. Once a respectable English word, deriving from Old English /elles hwat/. Unfortunately it died out. See also [elsewhere], and compare [elsewhen] (1418), [elsewho] (1542), [elsehow] (modern). > It takes ti…
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- word/something">Something word/else">else. Once a respectable English word, deriving from Old English /elles hwat/. Unfortunately it died out. See also [elsewhere], and compare [elsewhen] (1418), [elsewho] (1542), [elsehow] (modern). > It takes time and effort which might usefully be spent doing elsewhat. (The Face, Nick Logan) > His mind was on elsewhat that hot summer evening after tea. (Memories of the Gorbals) > But his eyes were saying elsewhat (One shining summer, Quinn Wilder)