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gwain

Pronunciation: /ɡwai̯n/

“gwain” is a Welsh word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. sheath, scabbard
  2. vagina

Etymology

From Middle Welsh gwein, from Proto-Brythonic *gwėɣin, from Latin vāgīna. Cognate with Breton gouin, Cornish gweyn.

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