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wroo

wroo noun: a corner; nook.

Noun

wroo (plural wroos)

  1. A corner; nook.
  2. (UK, dialectal) An enclosure in a grass field, in which cattle are penned up at night.

Forms of wroo

pluralwroos
alternative formwro
alternative formroo
alternative formray

Origin of wroo

From Middle English wro, wra, from Old Norse rá, vrá (“corner, nook”), from Proto-Germanic *wranhō (“angle, corner”), from Proto-Indo-European *wrenk- (“to turn, twist, bend”). Cognate with Scots wra, wray (“corner, nook”), Danish and Swedish vrå (“corner, nook, recess”).

Questions about wroo

What does wroo mean?
Wroo means a corner; nook.
What part of speech is wroo?
Wroo is a noun.
What is the plural of wroo?
The plural of wroo is wroos.

Words near wroo in the dictionary

  1. wrongwise
  2. Wronski
  3. Wronskian
  4. Wronskians
  5. Wronskis
  6. wroo
  7. wrooong
  8. wroos
  9. wroot
  10. wrooted
  11. wrooting

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