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oosed

oosed is the simple past and past participle of oose.

Meaning of oose

Noun

oose (uncountable)

  1. (Scotland) Fluff, particularly from a textile source such as cotton or wool.
    • But I found how I could read in the bedroom and not lie on the bed. It was a wee place down between my bed and the wall where the door was. The bed was pressed against the wall but ye could just squash down and under. My da kept all suitcases under my bed but I shifted them the gether and it was...2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, London: Hamish Hamilton, ISBN 978-0-241-14241-7; 1st US edition, Orlando, Fla.: Harcourt, 2008, ISBN 978-0-15-101348-7; page 100

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Questions about oosed

What is oosed the simple past and past participle of?
Oosed is the simple past and past participle of oose.

Words near oosed in the dictionary

  1. Oorya
  2. Ooryas
  3. oos
  4. OOSA
  5. oose
  6. oosed
  7. ooser
  8. oosers
  9. ooses
  10. OOSH
  11. OOSHes

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