Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
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was . - noun An obsolete spelling of
waist .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- The second person singular of the verb
be , in the indicative mood, imperfect tense; -- now used only in solemn or poetical style. Seewas .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb archaic Second-person singular simple past tense indicative of
be .
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Examples
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For example, someone blurts out "james! his name wast james!"
Serendip's Exchange xhan 2010
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The flap is there because the X-Box is tapered at the "wast".
Archive 2008-12-01 2008
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The flap is there because the X-Box is tapered at the "wast".
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"I make use of 'wast' for the second person of the perfect-indicative, and 'wert' for the present-potential, simply to be understood; as I should hardly be if I substituted the latter for the former, and therewith ended my phrase.
A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) Sutherland Orr 1865
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You are also correct that farmers never wast anything, restricted or not.
Is it safe to eat fish especially catfish from farm ponds that hold runoff from crop fields? 2009
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Yes | No | Report from kolbster wrote 1 year 1 week ago dont wast your time with deer cane. if your going to use somthing use c'mer deer.
What do you guys think about Deer Cane or any other store-bought deer attractant. 2009
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Isaac wast beloved in the eyes of Abraham; and Matt is using early moderne English verb forms agaiyne. wiley Says:
Matthew Yglesias » Centrists Wast $1 Billion on Nuclear Weapons Stimulus 2009
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Yes | No | Report from kolbster wrote 1 year 1 week ago dont wast your time with deer cane. if your going to use somthing use c'mer deer.
What do you guys think about Deer Cane or any other store-bought deer attractant. 2009
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And he illumines every stage of his long recital of his past history, showing especial tenderness to Miranda as he reassures her "a cherubin thou wast that didst preserve me".
The Tempest - review 2011
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You are also correct that farmers never wast anything, restricted or not.
Is it safe to eat fish especially catfish from farm ponds that hold runoff from crop fields? 2009
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