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wafter

/ˈwɒftə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
wafter
IPA
/ˈwɒftə(ɹ)/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Armed convoy or escort ship

Obsolete

noun

An agent of the Crown with responsibility for protecting specific maritime activities, such as shipping or fishing.

Obsolete

noun

One who, or that which, wafts.

noun

A semi-bouyant hookbait designed to waft just above the lakebed.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Alteration of Middle English waughter, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German wachter (“a guard”), from wachten (“to guard”).

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Usage

Inflected Forms

wafters (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce wafter?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɒftə(ɹ)/.
What does wafter mean?
Armed convoy or escort ship
Where does wafter come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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