gainsaw

English edit

Alternative forms edit

gain-saw

Etymology edit

From Middle English gainsawe, ȝeinsawe, equivalent to gain- +‎ saw (“a saying”). Compare gainsay.

Noun edit

gainsaw (uncountable)

(obsolete) Gainsaying; contradiction.

Anagrams edit

Saginaw, gaiwans

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