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on adverb Used to extend or intensify the action of a verb.

1953 Hall Coll (Bryson City NC) A bear looked along a little on the side of the tree and took up the tree and down the other side and ran on off up the hill. 1976 Bear Hunting 293 We start at [the bear’s] heels and skin plumb on out down to his head. 2003 Smith Orlean Puckett 56 There used to be a shed come plumb out over the yard. It come plumb on out from the roof of the [cabin] out over the yard.

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