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Waired vs Haired - What's the difference?

waired | haired |

As a verb waired

is (wair).

As an adjective haired is

(in combination) having some specific type of hair.

waired

English

Verb

(head)
  • (wair)

    • wair

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A plank 6 feet long and 1 foot across.

    • Etymology 2

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (Scotland, obsolete) To spend.
  • * 1826 , Mungo Ponton Brown, Supplement to the Dictionary of the Decisions of the Court of Session , Volume 3, Edinburgh, page 569,
    • .
  • * 1831 [1566], , page 94,
    • We shall maintain them, nourish them, and defend them, the whole congregation of Christ, and every member thereof, at our whole powers and wairing [spending] of our lives, against Satan, and all wicked power that does intend tyranny or trouble against the foresaid congregation.
  • * 1841 , William Alexander, An Abridgement of the Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland , 1424—1707, page 243,
    • Reserving alwayes to the Sheriff or other Magistrates, and taker of the Thief, the expences waired out by them in taking and putting the Thief to execution.

    Etymology 3

    Verb

    (head)
  • (were)
  • * 1897 , , 2007, page 18,
    • We didn't al'ays stay here, but wair' on the wing here and thar where game was most plentiful, and often in company with the Mingoes, who ' wair our sworn fri'nds an' allies.

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    haired

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (in combination) Having some specific type of hair.
  • * She was a raven-haired beauty

    • Derived terms

    * dark-haired * fair-haired, fairhaired * ginger-haired * gray-haired, grey-haired * raven-haired * red-haired, redhaired * silver-haired, silvery-haired * white-haired