spaw
See also: Spaw
English
Noun
spaw (plural spaws)
- Archaic form of spa.
- 1728, Of Bathing in the Hot-baths, at Bathe:
- The Aix-la-Chapelle Waters are drunk at this Day, more as Purgers, and Preparatives for the Spaw, […]
References
- “spaw”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Old English
Polish
Etymology
Deverbal from spawać.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spaf/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -af
- Syllabification: spaw
Declension
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