English Explanatory Dictionary

withsaw

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A contradiction.

Word forms

withsaw withsaws vedsaw

Etymology

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

Related words

withsay
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