Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An obsolete form of woose.
  • noun A wisp; a bundle of hay, straw, etc. Also waese, weesc. Jamieson.
  • noun A cushion or pad of straw, etc., worn on the head in order to soften the pressure of a load.
  • noun A torch.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Prov. Eng. A bundle of straw, or other material, to relieve the pressure of burdens carried upon the head.

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  • noun UK, dialect A bundle of straw, or other material, to relieve the pressure of burdens carried upon the head.

Etymologies

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From Middle English wase ("torch"), related to Middle Dutch and Middle Low German wase ("bundle of straw, torch"), Danish vase ("wisp of straw, bundle"), Swedish vase ("a sheaf").

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