wadset

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wadset (ˈwɒdˌsɛt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  another name for mortgage
 
vb , -sets, -setting, -setted
2.  (tr) to pledge or mortgage
 
[C14: wad, a Scottish variant of wed + set1; compare Old English wedd settan to deposit a pledge]

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