Obs. or dial. [for earlier ido, ydo, ydon done; see A- particle. Still in common use in s.w. dialects; see ‘Exmoor Scolding.’] Done. Dead for ado: dead for done, dead and done with, dead ‘for good.’ Once for ado: once for done, once for all.
1554. Interlude of Youth, in Hazl., Dodsl., II. 16. Youth, I pray thee have ado, And to the tavern let us go.
a. 1638. Mede, Wks., III. ix. 599. If the Cæsarean state may revive … how shall we ever know when it is dead for adoe?
1642. Rogers, Naaman, 849. Be persuaded to settle once for adoe upon the promise.
