withsaw

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noun

A contradiction.

OriginMiddle English withsawe ← Old English *wiþsagu →
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Meanings

nounwithsaw (plural withsaws)

plural withsaws · alternative vedsaw

  1. UKdialectalA contradiction.

Origin

  1. Old English*wiþsagu“renunciation, contradiction”
  2. Middle Englishwithsawe
  3. Englishwithsaw

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

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APA

withsaw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/withsaw

MLA

“withsaw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/withsaw. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “withsaw,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/withsaw.

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