Middle English Dictionary Entry

wā̆ffering ger.
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Entry Info

Forms wā̆ffering ger.
Etymology Prob. from wāfer n.; cp. F (16th cent.) gaufrer v. & MnE dial. gaufering-iron.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
In comb.: ~ iren, a device for making wafers, prob. consisting of paired iron plates designed to impress a honeycomb pattern on the cake baked between them.
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