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collywobbles(dictionary)

won(2) (iou) and collywobbles (iou)


won(2) (iou)



won verb1. .

I.
verb intrans. Stay habitually, reside, have one's Home. OE.
verb intrans. Continue to be, remain; exist, live. OE-M17.
verb trans. Inhabit, live in. OE-E17.
II.
verb intrans. Be accustomed to do something. Cf. WONT adjective. Long obsolete exc. Scot. OE.
verb trans. Accustom (a person, oneself) to something. ME-L15.
? See note s.v. WONT verb1.

collywobbles (iou)



collywobbles noun pl. colloq. E19.
[Fanciful formation from COLIC + WOBBLE noun.]
Rumbling in the intestines; stomach-ache; a feeling of apprehension (with intestinal symptoms).