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)

  1. (UK dialectal) A contradiction.
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