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caunses

caunses is the plural of caunse.

Meaning of caunse

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

Questions about caunses

What is caunses the plural of?
Caunses is the plural of caunse.

Words near caunses in the dictionary

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

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