What does oakenshaw mean?
Oakenshaw means A grove of oaks..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A grove of oaks..
1922, A.E Housman, "The Oracles" 'Tis mute, the word they went to hear on high Dodona mountain When winds were in the oakenshaws and all the cauldrons tolled, And mute's the midland navel-stone beside the singing fountain, And echoes list to silence now where gods told lies of old.
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Oakenshaw means A grove of oaks..
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1922, A.E Housman, "The Oracles" 'Tis mute, the word they went to hear on high Dodona mountain When winds were in the oakenshaws and all the cauldrons tolled, And mute's the midland navel-stone beside the singing fountain, And echoes list to silence now where gods told lies of old.
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