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English
Noun
spaw (plural spaws)
- Archaic form of spa.
1728, Of Bathing in the Hot-baths, at Bathe:The Aix-la-Chapelle Waters are drunk at this Day, more as Purgers, and Preparatives for the Spaw, […]
References
Anagrams
- WSPA, WAPs, paws, wasp, WASP, APWs, PWAs, waps, AWPs, waps., PAWS, Wasp, swap
Old English
Verb
spāw
- first/third-person singular preterite indicative of spīwan
Polish
Etymology
Deverbal from spawać.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspaf/
- Rhymes: -af
- Syllabification: spaw
Noun
spaw m inan
- weld (joint made by welding)
- Synonym: spoina
Declension
Further reading
- spaw in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- spaw in Polish dictionaries at PWN