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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Ellipsis of Wath upon Dearne: a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4300).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
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A hamlet in Ravenstonedale parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY6805).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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A village and civil parish (served by Wath and Norton Conyers Parish Council) north of Ripon, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate borough, also known as Wath-by-Rippon (OS grid ref SE3277).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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A hamlet, also known as Wath-in-Nidderdale, in Fountains Earth parish and High and Low Bishopside parish, North Yorkshire, previously in Harrogate borough (OS grid ref SE1467).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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A hamlet in Hovingham parish, North Yorkshire, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE6775).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A ford.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: England, dialectal, historical
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noun
A fordable stream.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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History
From Old Norse vað (“ford”).
From Middle English wath, from Old Norse vað (“a ford”). Cognate with Scots wath, Swedish vad. Related to wade.
