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Wase

Wase \Wase\ (w[=a]s), n. [Cf. Sw. vase a sheaf.] A bundle of straw, or other material, to relieve the pressure of burdens carried upon the head. [Prov. Eng.]
--Halliwell.

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wase

n. (context UK dialect English) A bundle of straw, or other material, to relieve the pressure of burdens carried upon the head.

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Wase

Wase may refer to:

  • Wase, Nigeria, a town and Local Government Area (LGA) in Plateau State, Nigeria
  • Wase River, a river in the aforementioned LGA
  • Christopher Wase (1625?-1690), English scholar, author, translator, and educator
  • WASE, an integrated learning course conducted by Wipro Ltd.

Usage examples of "wase".

When she wase close you saw her mouth working, fists clenching, shoulders twitching in an agony of restlessness.

At any rate he's no good here, & as I statid to Mister What Is It, it's a pity he cooden't go orf sumwhares quietly by hisself, whare he cood wear red weskits & speckled neckties, & gratterfy his ambishun in varis interestin wase, without havin a eternal fuss kickt up about him.