waff

[ waf, wahf ]

/ wæf, wɑf /

noun Scot. and North England.

a puff or blast of air, wind, etc.

a brief view; glance.

Origin of waff

1590–1600; derivative of dial. waff to wave

Words nearby waff

Waf, Wafd, wafer, waferboard, wafer-thin, waff, Waffen SS, waffle, waffle slab, wafflestompers, waffle weave

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Example sentences from the Web for waff

"You are very much afraid of a waff of wind blowing on your cousin's name," I would cry.
John Splendid|Neil Munro
In Cumberland this apparition is known by the peasantry as a ‘swarth,’ and in Yorkshire by the name of a ‘waff.’
The Ghost World|T. F. Thiselton (Thomas Firminger Thiselton) Dyer
Waffle, wof′l, n. a kind of batter-cake, baked over the fire in an iron utensil of hinged halves called a Waff′le-ī′ron.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
A sudden affection, producing a bodily ailment; as a waff of cauld, S. 6.
An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language|John Jamieson

He was that prood he was walkin' sae far back on his heels that a waff o' win' wad hae couped him, and whustlin' 'Dark Lochnagar.'
Erchie|(AKA Hugh Foulis) Neil Munro

British Dictionary definitions for waff

waff

/ (wæf, wɑːf) /

noun Scot and Northern English dialect

a gust or puff of air

a glance; glimpse

verb

to flutter or cause to flutter

Word Origin for waff

C16: Scottish and northern English variant of wave

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单词	waff
释义	waff [ waf, wahf ] / wæf, wɑf / noun Scot. and North England. a puff or blast of air, wind, etc. a brief view; glance. Origin of waff 1590–1600; derivative of dial. waff to wave Words nearby waff Waf, Wafd, wafer, waferboard, wafer-thin, waff, Waffen SS, waffle, waffle slab, wafflestompers, waffle weave Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for waff "You are very much afraid of a waff of wind blowing on your cousin's name," I would cry. John Splendid\|Neil Munro In Cumberland this apparition is known by the peasantry as a ‘swarth,’ and in Yorkshire by the name of a ‘waff.’ The Ghost World\|T. F. Thiselton (Thomas Firminger Thiselton) Dyer Waffle, wof′l, n. a kind of batter-cake, baked over the fire in an iron utensil of hinged halves called a Waff′le-ī′ron. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)\|Various A sudden affection, producing a bodily ailment; as a waff of cauld, S. 6. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language\|John Jamieson He was that prood he was walkin' sae far back on his heels that a waff o' win' wad hae couped him, and whustlin' 'Dark Lochnagar.' Erchie\|(AKA Hugh Foulis) Neil Munro British Dictionary definitions for waff waff / (wæf, wɑːf) / noun Scot and Northern English dialect a gust or puff of air a glance; glimpse verb to flutter or cause to flutter Word Origin for waff C16: Scottish and northern English variant of wave Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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