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Wanty vs Wafty - What's the difference?

wanty | wafty |

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)
  • (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)

    wafty

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Tending to waft; gaseous, insubstantial.
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