·- A colloquial contraction of was not.
a mole. N.and V. From the Saxon WAND. Herefordshire ; where it is pronounced [WUNT]. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
·vi To be in a state of destitution; to be needy; to <<Lack>>. II. Want ·vi A depression in coal st...
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