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† ˈwaste-time Obs.
[f. waste v. + time n., after pastime.]
A means of wasting time; an occupation in which time is passed unprofitably.
1609Ellesmere Sp. Post-nati 24 Call it either a Passe-time, or Wast-time, as pleaseth you. a1661Fuller Worthies, Lincs. ii. (1662) 153 Some think that the Men must be mad as well as the Bull, who can take delight in so dangerous a Wast-Time. 1863J. C. Jeaffreson Sir Everard's Dau. 166 Busily employed with drawing, or painting, or wool⁓work, or some other graceful form of feminine waste-time. |