Meaning

1 senses
  1. (UK, dialectal)A contradiction.

Origin

From Middle English withsawe, withsahe, withsau, from Old English *wiþsagu (“renunciation,

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

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Forms

plural: withsaws

Word family

1 related words
Relatedwithsay

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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