waypost (wapost)

A finger-post; a guide The peasant is recommended [1362] to give to the needy post. wayfarer in preference to the beggar. Ribton - Turner , Vagrants and Vagrancy, p. 54. The wayfarer , at noon reposing, Shall ble its shadow on the gra . Lowell, On Planting a Tree at Inverara. wayfaring (wa'faring), p. a. [Early mod. E. also also waif a ring; The wayferande frekez, on fote & on hors. Alliterative Poems (ed. Morris), ii. 79. Moreover, for the refreshing of waif a ring men, he ordained cups of yron or bra e to be fastened by such cleare wells and fountains as did runne by the waie's side. Stow . wayfaring-tree (wa'faring-trē), n. A much branched European shrub of large size, Vibur num Lantana , with dense cymes of small white flowers. The foliage and young shoots are thickly covered with soft mealy down (hence sometimes mealy -tree). The name was invented by Gerard, with reference to its abundance along roads. Also triptoe . The American wayfaring-tree is the hobble-bush, Viburnum lant a no ides . way-gate (wa'gat), n. The tail-race of a mill. waygoing (wa'going), a. Going away; departing; of, pertaining to, or belonging to one who goes away: as, waygoing baggage. - Waygoing crop. See away - going crop , under away - going .