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fausens

fausens is the plural of fausen.

Meaning of fausen

Noun

fausen (plural fausens)

  1. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) A young eel.
    • The wave-sprung entrails, about which fausens and other fish
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Questions about fausens

What is fausens the plural of?
Fausens is the plural of fausen.

Words near fausens in the dictionary

  1. Faure
  2. Faures
  3. Fauréan
  4. Faus
  5. fausen
  6. fausens
  7. Fauses
  8. Fausett
  9. Fausetts
  10. Fauske
  11. faussebraie

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