woodwose

/ˈwʊdwəʊz/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

A wild man of the woods; a faun or satyr, or a representation of such a being in heraldry or other decoration.

"The young woodwose had now closed his eyes and was stretched out supine on the pool's marble margin; his Tarzan brief had been cast aside on the turf."
"'If the cub has a grievance, let him bring it to the King's judgement,' answered Saeros. 'But the drawing of swords here is not to be excused for any such cause. Outside the hall, if the woodwose draws on me, I shall kill him.'"

From Middle English wodwo, from Old English wuduwāsa.

woodwoses (plural)

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How do you pronounce woodwose?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwʊdwəʊz/.

What does woodwose mean?

A wild man of the woods; a faun or satyr, or a representation of such a being in heraldry or other decoration.

Where does woodwose come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

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