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English word origin

Etymology of Wash

Possibilities are discussed at The Wash § History.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
name

A bay with multiple estuaries of great ecological importance in eastern England, dividing Lincolnshire from Norfolk.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Possibilities are discussed at The Wash § History.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
name

A diminutive of the male given name Washington.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Clipping of Washington.

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