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wens

wens is the plural of wen.

Meaning of wen

Noun

wen (plural wens)

  1. A cyst on the skin; a tumor or wart.
    • There was a Fellow with a Wen in his Neck, larger than five Woolpacks, and another with a couple of wooden Legs, each about twenty foot high.1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “The Country Described. […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume I, London: […] Benj[amin] Motte, […], →OCLC...

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Questions about wens

What is wens the plural of?
Wens is the plural of wen.

Words near wens in the dictionary

  1. Wenquan
  2. Wenro
  3. Wenrohronon
  4. Wenrohronons
  5. Wenros
  6. wens
  7. Wensday
  8. Wensdays
  9. Wensel
  10. Wensels
  11. Wenshan

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