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caunse

caunse noun: a paved road or causeway.

Noun

caunse (plural caunses)

  1. (Cornwall) A paved road or causeway.
    • All I can tell 'ee es, the shep come en 'pon the Cowloe, an' scat all to scubmow, an' the browjans was all about the cove an' washin' up 'pon our caunse!2010, George Pritchard, editor, Angletwitch and Poppydock, page 46

Forms of caunse

pluralcaunses

Questions about caunse

What does caunse mean?
Caunse means a paved road or causeway.
What part of speech is caunse?
Caunse is a noun.
What is the plural of caunse?
The plural of caunse is caunses.

Words near caunse in the dictionary

  1. caunch
  2. caunches
  3. Caunos
  4. Caunpoor
  5. Caunpore
  6. caunse
  7. caunses
  8. caup
  9. Caupolicán
  10. cauponize
  11. cauponized

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