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wanst

wanst adverb: once.

Adverb

wanst (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) once
    • Be the bye, I wanst knew art ould woman of that name. She was my darling Tibbie, but a notorious drunkard.1863, Roger Quinn, The Heather Lintie: Being Poetical Pieces, Spiritual and Temporal..., page 167
    • Now, shut your eyes, and turn round wanst.' whispered the Grey Man. Shawn did as he was desired ; but, when he looked about, he was struck all of a hape to find himself standing in his own bawn....1838, Charles Dickens et al., Bentley's Miscellany, page 308

Words formed from wanst

  • at wanst

Questions about wanst

What does wanst mean?
Wanst means once.
What part of speech is wanst?
Wanst is an adverb.

Words near wanst in the dictionary

  1. Wansford
  2. Wanshan
  3. Wansley
  4. Wansleys
  5. wanspeed
  6. wanst
  7. wansta
  8. Wanstead
  9. Wansteads
  10. Wanstrow
  11. want

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