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withsaw

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
with-saw
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A contradiction.

British usage

Etymology

From Middle English withsawe, withsahe, withsau, from Old English *wiþsagu (“renunciation, contradiction”); equivalent to with- + saw (“saying”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

withsaws (plural) vedsaw (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

withsay

Questions

What does withsaw mean?
A contradiction.
Where does withsaw come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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