Was't

//wɒzt// contraction

contraction ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Contraction
  1. 1
    Contraction of was + it. abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, obsolete

    "Was’t not enough, when thou, prophane Diſeaſe, Did’ſt on this Glorious Temple ſeize ? Was’t not enough, like a wild Zealot, there All the rich outward Ornaments to tear, Deface the innocent pride of beauteous Images ? Was’t not enough thus rudely to defile,"

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"Was’t not enough, when thou, prophane Diſeaſe, Did’ſt on this Glorious Temple ſeize ? Was’t not enough, like a wild Zealot, there All the rich outward Ornaments to tear, Deface the innocent pride of beauteous Images ? Was’t not enough thus rudely to defile,"

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