Wanty vs Wafty - What's the difference?
wanty | wafty |
(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.
Tending to waft; gaseous, insubstantial.
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As adjectives the difference between wanty and wafty
is that wanty is possessing or indicating lack; deficient while wafty is tending to waft; gaseous, insubstantial.As a noun wanty
is a girth or belly-band for a horse's harness.wanty
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) waynte, equivalent to .Alternative forms
* (l), (l) * (l), (l) (Scotland)Noun
(wanties)Etymology 2
From .wafty
English
Adjective
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