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Hede.

hards, tow, oakum (short, fallen-off fibres of flax or hemp)

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈheːdə/
  1. hards, tow, oakum (short, fallen-off fibres of flax or hemp)

    Northern-Germany · feminine · no-plural
Where this word comes from

From Middle Low German hêde, from Proto-West Germanic *heʀdā. Cognate with English hards, which see.

name/ˈheːdə/
  1. a female given name, variant of Hedwig

    feminine · proper-noun
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