"wame" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wames [plural]
Etymology: Northern form of womb, from Old English wamb. Etymology templates: {{m|en|womb}} womb, {{inh|en|ang|wamb}} Old English wamb Head templates: {{en-noun}} wame (plural wames)
  1. (Scotland, Northern England) The belly. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland
    Sense id: en-wame-en-noun-7PIT7JyF Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
  2. (Scotland, Northern England) The womb. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland
    Sense id: en-wame-en-noun-kyUbcLac Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: weamb [obsolete]

Inflected forms

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