(a) To cover (sth.) over; enclose, imprison, or conceal with a covering; (b) to attach (sth.) by wrapping, make fast; also fig.; (c) to embrace; happen in hert, love (sb.).
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As the first element in a group of nouns primarily associated with ships’ rigging or cart harnesses, war- prob. conveys the notion of tightening or securing, perh. by twisting: war-pin, war-rop,……
