wafter

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Armed convoy or escort ship obsolete
  2. One who, or that which, wafts.
    — Thou wafter of the soul to bliss or bane.
  3. An agent of the Crown with responsibility for protecting specific maritime activities, such as shipping or fishing. obsolete
  4. A semi-bouyant hookbait designed to waft just above the lakebed.

词形变化

wafters plural wafters plural

词源

词源 1
Alteration of Middle English waughter, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German wachter (“a guard”), from wachten (“to guard”).
词源 2
Etymology tree
English waft
English -er
English wafter
From waft + -er.
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