And

And

conj.
  1. A particle which expresses the relation of connection or addition. It is used to conjoin a word with a word, a clause with a clause, or a sentence with a sentence.
  2. In order to; -- used instead of the infinitival to, especially after try, come, go.
    At least to try and teach the erring soul.
  3. It is sometimes, in old songs, a mere expletive.
    When that I was and a little tiny boy.
  4. If; though. See An, conj. [Obs.]
    As they will set an house on fire, and it were but to roast their eggs.

Phrases & Compounds
And so forth
and others; and the rest; and similar things; and other things or ingredients. The abbreviation, etc. (et cetera), or &c., is usually read and so forth.