waftage (waftaj)

[ A ship you sent me to, to hire waftage . Shak., C. of E., iv. 1. 95. his waftage . Randolph , Jealous Lovers, iv. 4. wafter (wåf'ter), n. [ waft + -er1.] 1. One who or that which wafts. Not leaving him so much as a poor halfpenny to pay for IMG:content-1986.png:[blocks in formation] ture. But, with an angry wafture of your hand, Gave sign for me to leave you. I. trans. 1. To cause to move up and down, backward and forward, or from side to side, alternately, as a small body jointed or attached to, or connected with, a larger one; cause to move one way or another, as on a pivot or joint, or on or from something by which the body moved is supported; cause to shake, oscillate, or vibrate slightly. From the quick, jerky, or abrupt motion indicated by the word, an idea of playful, sportive, mocking, scornful, or derisive motion is a ociated with it in certain phrases: as, to wag the head or the finger. And thanne fondeth the Fende my fruit to destruye With alle the wyles that he can, and waggeth the rote. Piers Plowman (B), xvi. 41. He found him selfe unwist so ill bestad That lim he could not wag . Spenser, F. Q., V. i. 22. And they that pa ed by reviled him, wagging their heads. Mat. xxvii. 39. Let ditch-bred wealth henceforth forget to wag Her base, though golden tail. Quarles, Emblems, ii. 12. Let me see the proudest but wag his finger at thee. Shak ., Hen. VIII., v. 3. 131. He would plant himself straight before me, and stand wagging that bud of a tail. Dr. J. Brown, Rab, p. 12. 2t. To nudge. Ich wondrede what that was, and waggede Conscience;... Quath Conscience, "this is Cristes me ager." Piers Plowman (C), xxii. 204. To wag one's chin or jaw. See chin. - To wag one's tongue. See tongue. II. in trans. 1. To move backward and forward, up and down, or from side to side, alternately, as if connected with a larger body by a joint, pivot, or any flexible or loose attachment; oscillate; sway or swing; vibrate: an arrow is said to wag when it vibrates in the air. Yet saugh I nevere, by my fader kyn, How that the hopur [hopper] wagges til and fra. Chaucer, Reeve's Tale, 1. 119. Old men are the truest lovers; young men are inconstant, and wag with every wind. Shirley, Love Tricks, i. 1. The dreary black sea-weed lolls and wags . Lowell , Apple dore, i. 2. To be in motion or action; make progre ; continue a course or career; stir. [Now colloq.] "Thus we may see," quoth he, "how the world wags." Shak., As you Like it, ii. 7. 23. They made a pretty good shift to wag along. Bunyan, Pilgrim's Progre , ii. 3. To move on or away; be off; depart; pack off; be gone. [Now colloq.] It is said by maner of a prouerbiall speach that he who findes himselfe well should not wagge . Putten ham , Arte of Eng. Poesie, p. 194. At length the busy time begins. "Come, neighbours, we must wag . " Cowper, Yearly Distre .