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Wandy vs Wanty - What's the difference?

wandy | wanty |

In uk dialect terms the difference between wandy and wanty

is that wandy is long and flexible, like a wand while wanty is a leather tie; a short wagon rope.

As a noun wanty is

a girth or belly-band for a horse's harness.

wandy

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (UK, dialect) Long and flexible, like a wand.
    • (Brockett)
    (Webster 1913)

    wanty

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) waynte, equivalent to .

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l) * (l), (l) (Scotland)

    Noun

    (wanties)
  • (UK, dialectal) A girth or belly-band for a horse's harness.
  • (UK, dialect) A surcingle, or strap of leather, used for binding a load upon the back of an animal.
  • (UK, dialect) A leather tie; a short wagon rope.
  • (UK, dialectal) A stretch of fishing-lines shot in the water.

    • Etymology 2

    From .

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (UK, dialectal) Possessing or indicating lack; deficient.
    • (Webster 1913)