"wos" meaning in English

See wos in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} wos
  1. Eye dialect spelling of was. Tags: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: was
    Sense id: en-wos-en-verb-vZFgYTGI Categories (other): English eye dialect, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 55 45
  2. (Mid-Ulster) was
    Sense id: en-wos-en-verb-tjuZ9jg7 Categories (other): Mid-Ulster English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54

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