Wan"y (?), v. i.

To wane.

[Obs.]

Chaucer.

 

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Wan"y, a.

1.

Waning or diminished in some parts; not of uniform size throughout; -- said especially of sawed boards or timber when tapering or uneven, from being cut too near the outside of the log.

2.

Spoiled by wet; -- said of timber.

Halliwell.

 

© Webster 1913.

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