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gawn

gawn noun: a small tub or lading vessel. Also the pronunciation spelling of going.

Noun

gawn (plural gawns)

  1. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) A small tub or lading vessel.

Also used as

gawn is also the pronunciation spelling of going.

Forms of gawn

pluralgawns

Origin of gawn

Corrupted from gallon.

Questions about gawn

What does gawn mean?
Gawn means a small tub or lading vessel.
What part of speech is gawn?
Gawn is a noun.
What is the plural of gawn?
The plural of gawn is gawns.

Words near gawn in the dictionary

  1. gawm
  2. gawmed
  3. gawming
  4. gawmless
  5. gawms
  6. gawn
  7. Gawne
  8. Gawnes
  9. gawns
  10. gawntree
  11. gawntrees

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