spaw

See also: Spaw

English

Noun

spaw (plural spaws)

1. 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

• “spaw”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• APWs, AWPs, WAPs, WASP, WSPA, paws, swap, waps, wasp

Old English

Verb

spāw

1. first/third-person singular preterite indicative of spīwan

Polish

Etymology

Deverbal from spawać.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spaf/

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• Rhymes: -af
• Syllabification: spaw

Noun

spaw m inan

1. weld (joint made by welding)

   Synonym: spoina

Declension

Declension of spaw

	singular	plural
nominative	spaw	spawy
genitive	spawu	spawów
dative	spawowi	spawom
accusative	spaw	spawy
instrumental	spawem	spawami
locative	spawie	spawach
vocative	spawie	spawy

Related terms

nouns

• spawacz
• spawaczka
• spawarka

 

verb

• spawać

 

Further reading

• spaw in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• spaw in Polish dictionaries at PWN