rafty
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- adjective Musty: stale.
- adjective Damp; muggy.
- adjective High-tempered; violent.
Examples
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Lodging anyhow: which is wretchedly 'rafty' and cold; lets the Rain in when it Rains: and the Dust of the Shore when it drives: as both have been doing by turns all Yesterday and To day.
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He says that the Suffolk phrase 'rafty weather' (meaning mist or fog) originates from that time, as being weather suitable for the French to make a surprise attack by rafts or flat-boats.
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The coarse, half-cooked cabbage, the small bit of fat and rafty bacon, the dry bread and pint of weak tea, makes no very hearty supper after such a day as this.
Note
The word 'rafty' may be related to a German word meaning 'hoarfrost'.
