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scaw.

A wood or forest; a shaw.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A wood or forest; a shaw.

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Middle English scogh, scough, from Old Norse skógr, from Proto-Germanic *skōgaz. Compare Faroese skógur, Icelandic skógur, Swedish skog.

noun
  1. An elder tree.

    Cornwall
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