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Ouse

uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

a river in northeastern England that flows generally southeastward to join the Trent River and form the Humber

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Origin

From Old English Usa, probably of Romano-British Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *udso-, from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“water”).

Phrases

  • Great Ouse
  • Little Ouse

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