Hypertext Webster Gateway: "wase"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Wase \Wase\ (w[=a]s), n. [Cf. Sw. vase a sheaf.]
A bundle of straw, or other material, to relieve the pressure
of burdens carried upon the head. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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