Meaning of oakenshaw | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A village in Greater Willington parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ2036).
2. A grove of oaks.
3. A suburb of Clayton-le-Moors, Hyndburn borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7431).
4. A suburban village in the City of Bradford and Kirklees borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1727).
5. A suburb of Redditch, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0465).

Examples

“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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