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oakenshaw

oakenshaw noun: a grove of oaks.

Noun

oakenshaw (plural oakenshaws)

  1. A grove of oaks.
    • 'Tis mute, the word they went to hear on high Dodona mountain
      When winds were in the oakenshaws and all the cauldrons tolled,
      And mute's the midland navel-stone beside the singing fountain,
      And echoes list to silence now where gods told lies of old.1922, A.E Housman, "The Oracles"

Proper noun capitalized: Oakenshaw

Oakenshaw

  1. A village in Greater Willington parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ2036).
  2. A suburb of Clayton-le-Moors, Hyndburn borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7431).
  3. A suburban village in the City of Bradford and Kirklees borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1727).
  4. A suburb of Redditch, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0465).

Forms of oakenshaw

pluraloakenshaws

Questions about oakenshaw

What does oakenshaw mean?
Oakenshaw means a grove of oaks.
What part of speech is oakenshaw?
Oakenshaw can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of oakenshaw?
The plural of oakenshaw is oakenshaws.

Words near oakenshaw in the dictionary

  1. oaken
  2. oaken towel
  3. oaken towels
  4. Oakenfold
  5. Oakengates
  6. oakenshaw
  7. oakenshaws
  8. oaker
  9. Oakes
  10. Oakeses
  11. Oakeshott

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