"gainsaw" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From Middle English gainsawe, ȝeinsawe, equivalent to gain- + saw (“a saying”). Compare gainsay.",
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      "glosses": [
        "Gainsaying; contradiction."
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        "(obsolete) Gainsaying; contradiction."
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  "word": "gainsaw"
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        "Gainsaying; contradiction."
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        "(obsolete) Gainsaying; contradiction."
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