"werething" meaning in All languages combined

See werething on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: werethings [plural]
Etymology: were- + thing Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|were|thing}} were- + thing Head templates: {{en-noun}} werething (plural werethings)
  1. A werecreature.
    Sense id: en-werething-en-noun-hC9k~zJJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with were-

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2017, Andrew Post, Aftertaste, Simon and Schuster",
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