wame

[ weym ]

noun
  1. Scot. and North England. belly.

Origin of wame

1
1325–75; Middle English (north and Scots ) wayme, variant of womb

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wame

/ (weɪm) /


noun
  1. Scot and Northern English dialect the belly, abdomen, or womb

Origin of wame

1
C14: northern variant of womb

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