withsaw
English
Alternative forms
- vedsaw (Scotland)
Etymology
From Middle English withsawe, withsahe, withsau, from Old English *wiþsagu (“renunciation, contradiction”), equivalent to with- + saw (“saying”).
Noun
withsaw (plural withsaws)
- (Britain dialectal) A contradiction.
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