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Awn vs Mawn - What's the difference?

awn | mawn |

As nouns the difference between awn and mawn

is that awn is the bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc, or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista while mawn is the action of ; opening the mouth widely and taking a long, rather deep breath, because one is waking up.

As a verb mawn is

to open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, immediately after waking up or when recovering from sleep.

awn

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista.

    • Anagrams

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    mawn

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, immediately after waking up or when recovering from sleep.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of ; opening the mouth widely and taking a long, rather deep breath, because one is waking up.
  • (Scotland, dialect) A maund; a basket or hamper.
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    • Antonyms

    * To open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired: yawn ----