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141. vesteiing ger.

2 quotations in 1 sense
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Hunt. The act of searching for the track of the quarry.

142. wagging(e ger.

Additional spellings: wagginge
10 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The act or action of moving back and forth or up and down; ?also, error for waking(e ger. 2.(a) [quot. a1475]; also, the loosening of teeth; the wagging of a tail; the rocking of a boat; bot

143. walron n.

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In comb.: chace walron, hunt. some kind of horn signal sounded during the course of a hunt.

144. wanlās(e n.

Additional spellings: wanlase
7 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Hunt. A maneuver that intercepts and drives fleeing game back toward the hunters (b) a deceptive maneuver by which an army evades or intercepts its enemy; (c) trickery, deceit; also, a deception,…

145. wanlāsǒur n.

3 quotations in 1 sense
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Hunt. One who intercepts and turns back the game toward the hunters, a driver, beater.

146. warde-rōbe n.

Additional spellings: warderobe
46 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A room for the storage of clothing, armor, and similar articles; a closet; a dressing room; also in fig. context; also, a private chamber or small apartment (b) a stock or supply of clothing;…

147. wāren v.(1)

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(a) To be mindful, be aware; waren of, be knowledgeable concerning (sth.), be skilled in; ware him his fal is nexte his honde, let him be mindful his fall is at hand (b) to be mindful of (sth.),…

148. wọ̄den v.(1)

4 quotations in 1 sense
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Hunt. To take to the woods, conceal oneself in the woods;—also refl.; ben woded.

149. wō̆rd n.

363 quotations in 12 senses
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(a) A word as a lexical item or grammatical form, a string of characters representing a minimal unit of meaning, a word in isolation; also, a word or group of words as represented in graphic form…