"gawn" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gawns [plural]
Etymology: Corrupted from gallon. Etymology templates: {{m|en|gallon}} gallon Head templates: {{en-noun}} gawn (plural gawns)
  1. (obsolete, UK, dialect) A small tub or lading vessel. Tags: UK, dialectal, obsolete Categories (topical): Vessels
    Sense id: en-gawn-en-noun-9tgwBGyb Disambiguation of Vessels: 56 44 Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: Corrupted from going. Etymology templates: {{m|en|going}} going Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} gawn
  1. (pronunciation spelling) Eye dialect spelling of certain regional pronunciations of going. Tags: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: certain regional pronunciations of going
    Sense id: en-gawn-en-verb-zADCSJfw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for gawn meaning in English (2.7kB)

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