wawspern.
/ˈwɔːspə/, U.S. /ˈwɔspər/, /ˈwɑspər/, Scottish English /ˈwɔspər/ Scottish.
A fishing-spear. Cf. waster n.3
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1472 Munim. de Melros (Bannatyne Club) 591 That nane..presume..till..fisch thare Wateris with Wasperis nettis or any vthir Instrumentis.
1547 in J. Stuart Extracts Council Reg. Aberdeen (1844) I. 246 For keiping of thair watteris and fischingis of Done and Dee..in raid tyme fra all maner of nettis, cobillis, wawsperis, heryvalteris, and all wther instrumentis.
1887 in D. Donaldson Jamieson's Sc. Dict. Suppl.
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