gainsaw

English

Alternative forms

  • gain-saw

Etymology

From Middle English gainsawe, ȝeinsawe, equivalent to gain- +‎ saw (“a saying”). Compare gainsay.

Noun

gainsaw (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Gainsaying; contradiction.

Anagrams

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