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wand

UK/wɒnd/ US/wɑnd/ fairly common informal uk

noun

1.

a baton used by a magician or water diviner

2.

Origin

From Middle English wand, wond, from Old Norse vǫndr (“switch, twig”), from Proto-Germanic *wanduz (“rod”), from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to turn, twist, wind, braid”).

Phrases

  • bubble wand
  • fairy wand
  • golden wand
  • knife wand
  • love wand
  • magic wand
  • optical wand
  • princess wand

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