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Waw v.2. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1928, rev. 2024. Waw v.2 Sc. and north. dial. Also 6 wawe, 8 weawgh. [Echoic: cf. WAUL v.] intr. To cry as a cat or utter a similar sound. Hence Wawing vbl. sb.

1 1570.  Levins, Manip., 45/40. To Wawe as a cat, lallare.

2 1576.  [see MOONER].

3 1664.  Etherege, Com. Revenge, IV. iii.        Well said Widow, i’ faith; I will get upon thy body A generation of wild Cats, children that shall Waw, waw, scratch their Nurses, and be drunk With their sucking-bottles.

4 c. 1746.  J. Collier (Tim Bobbin), View Lancs. Dial., Wks. (1862), 47. Three little tyney Bandyhewits … coom Weawghing os if th’ little Rott’ns wou’d ha worrit meh.

5 c. 1817.  Hogg, Tales, Mary Montgomery (1865), 590/2. He was a’ covered wi’ blood, an’ had a bit bloody bairn wawin’ on afore him.

6 1876.  J. Richardson, Cummerland Talk, Ser. II. 147. Oor Betty’s allus wawin’, wawin’,… Nowt in this warld, o’ that I’s sarten. Wad keep her fra her wawin’ lang!

7 1887.  [G. G. Green] Gordonhaven, v. 54. Ah thocht Ah heard a kin’ o’a wawin or something o’ that sort oot o’ the sea.

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