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spanwanned

spanwanned adjective: stuck astride a wall whilst attempting to climb over it.

Adjective

spanwanned (not comparable)

  1. (UK, agricultural) stuck astride a wall whilst attempting to climb over it.

Origin of spanwanned

Possibly from Old English spannan (“to span”) + winnan (“to struggle, to suffer”); from Proto-Germanic *spannaną, *winnaną.

Questions about spanwanned

What does spanwanned mean?
Spanwanned means stuck astride a wall whilst attempting to climb over it.
What part of speech is spanwanned?
Spanwanned is an adjective.

Words near spanwanned in the dictionary

  1. spantagoid
  2. spantide
  3. spantides
  4. spantoon
  5. spantoons
  6. spanwanned
  7. spanwise
  8. spanworm
  9. spanworms
  10. Spanyard
  11. Spapen

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