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Alackaday

Alackaday \A*lack"a*day`\, interj. [For alack the day. Cf. Lackaday.] An exclamation expressing sorrow.

Note: Shakespeare has ``alack the day'' and ``alack the heavy day.'' Compare ``woe worth the day.''

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They were pulling at their hair and stamping on the ground and shouting `Alackaday!