ouns

O1U1N1S1

noun

Wounds, especially the wounds of Christ on the cross.

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Meanings

nounouns pl (plural only)
  1. archaicdialectalpluralplural onlyWounds, especially the wounds of Christ on the cross.

    Thunder an' tear an' ouns," said he

    1831, Thomas Crofton Croker, Killarney Legends: Arranged as a Guide to the Lakes, page 173
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    Tare an' ouns, man! And is it meself that'll be caring what ye may or may not be?

    1921, Georgette Heyer, The Black Moth, →ISBN, page 119

    For this, O dearly beloved, is the genuine Christine: body and soul and blood and ouns.

    1922, James Joyce, Ulysses, page 1

    Tundher-an-ouns, Sir, give it to us, or you'11 be afther stroking it into a wran at last, so you will.

    1826, O'Hara family pseud, Tales by the O'Hara family, page 2

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

nousonusSounOsunUsonSuonNosuOnsu
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APA

ouns. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ouns

MLA

“ouns.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ouns. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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