Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • A Middle English form of wane.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • intransitive verb obsolete To wane.
  • adjective 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.
  • adjective Spoiled by wet; -- said of timber.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Waning or diminished in some parts; not of uniform size throughout; said especially of sawed boards or timber cut too near the outside of the log.
  • adjective Spoiled by wet; said of timber.

Etymologies

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wane +‎ -y

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