wus
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of wus
from Welsh was, variant of gwas servant
Example Sentences
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An' Bots an' Bambina wus the best of friends, an' the children who wus half brother an' half sister live like real brother and sister without any talk 'bout half or quarter.
From Time Magazine Archive
Lamming remembers his pal Boy Blue explaining: "Just as I wus goin' to born the light went out."
From Time Magazine Archive
“You ought to thought about dat whiles you wus down dar in dat cellar,” Dilsey said.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
“Here I done had to tote yo wood en build yo fire bofe. Didn’t I tole you not to leave dis place last night befo dat woodbox wus full to de top?”
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
“En when wus hit he say fer you to do dat?”
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
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