单词 | wafter |
释义 | † waftern.1 Obsolete. 1. An armed vessel employed as a convoy. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > convoy escort wafter1484 convoyer1648 mother ship1890 escort1914 1484 Proclam. Richard III 23 Feb. in J. Gairdner Lett. Reigns of Richard III & Henry VII (1863) II. 287 We understande that certain of you entende hastely to departe towardes Island, not purveied of waughters for your suertie. 1484 Proclam. Richard III 23 Feb. in J. Gairdner Lett. Reigns of Richard III & Henry VII (1863) II. 287 That ye gadre and assemble your selff..and..departe alle togider toward Humbre, to attende there upon our shippes of Hull as your waughters, for the suretie of you all. 1524 T. Wolsey in State Papers Henry VIII (1836) IV. 89 It appereth that 7 prises and oone wafter of the Island flete be lately taken by 2 shippes of Lethe. 1524 T. Wolsey in State Papers Henry VIII (1849) VI. 276 Considring what tract of tyme it shalbe, bifore waghters may be put in redynes and sent from hens for your conduytyng. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. ccxiiv Commaundement was geuen to the Haberdashers..that they should prepare a barge..with a wafter and a foyst garnished with banners. c1595 Capt. Wyatt in G. F. Warner Voy. R. Dudley to W. Indies (1899) 58 Shee was a man of war and a wafter either to theire Byskin fleet of fishermen for Newfoundlande or bounde to meet theire Indian fleet now comminge home. 1620 R. Whitbourne Disc. & Discov. New-found-land 50 These ships thus sent to guard their [sc. the Hollanders'] Fleets, which are called Wafters, doe continually breede many fit seruiceable Sea~men. 1623 Melros Papers (Abbotsford Club) II. 489 The lyke charge being execute aganis the captaines of the waughtaris at Abirdeene. 1670 J. Smith England's Improvem. Reviv'd iii. 257 There were about 20 Wafters, as they call'd them, which were Ships carrying about 30 Guns a piece, being the Convoys of the Fleet of Busses. 2. The commander of a convoying vessel. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > [noun] > captain or master > of specific type of vessel shouterc1325 patron?a1425 trowman1429 balinger-master1463 Master of the Barge1480 wafter1482 bargemaster1648 trierarch1656 hoyman1666 collier-master1723 country captain1769 slave-captain1808 grocery-captain1816 hide-drogher1841 pentecontarch1851 collier-man1881 1482 Pat. Roll 22 Edw. IV m. 2 (1802) 326 Certi conductores sive waftores [printed wastores] piscatorum Reg' in partibus Norff' et Suff'. 1513 T. Howard in A. Spont Lett. & Papers War France (1897) X. 163 I shall..send all the vitellers there forth to Hampton warde and with them Antony Poynes, Wisman and Draper for wafters. 1524 R. Copland tr. J. de Bourbon Syege Cyte of Rodes in Begynnynge Ordre Knyghtes Hospytallers sig. Biij The reuerende lorde grette mayster..sent vesselles called brygantynes, for to cause the wafters of the sea to come in to Roodes for the kepynge and fortyfienge of the towne. 1524 R. Copland tr. J. de Bourbon Syege Cyte of Rodes in Begynnynge Ordre Knyghtes Hospytallers sig. Biij Ye lorde mayster seynge ye turkes hoost drewe nere, & that he had the moost parte of the wafters within ye towne he caused to make generall mustres of men of armes. 1622 R. Hawkins Observ. Voiage South Sea iv. 9 The Vice-admirall, and other Wafters [printed Wasters], that should be the Shepheards to guard and keepe their flocke,..were..the Men who made most hast to flie from the Wolfe. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2020). waftern.2 One who wafts. ΚΠ a1625 J. Fletcher Mad Lover iv. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. C4/1, Song Charon o Charon Thou wafter of the soules to blisse or bane. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online January 2018). waftern.3Thesaurus » Categories » Error for waster n.2 foil, singlestick. The error originated with Meyrick Ant. Armour (1824) II. 144. The word occurs in a quot. of 1455; it was not a mere misprint, for Meyrick attempts an etymological explanation from the verb waft. Hence in recent dictionaries. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2018). † wafterv.1 Obsolete. rare. intransitive. To wave. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > move irregularly or be agitated [verb (intransitive)] > wave in the wind rotec1330 waive1338 waverc1440 wafterc1450 wave1487 to waver with or in the windc1503 streama1560 flaunt1576 wift1609 fly1659 waff1834 flare1837 c1450 Mirk's Festial 273 When þe bestys þat droghen þe cart seen hys mantell waftyr wyth þe wynde. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2021). † wafterv.2 Obsolete. rare. transitive. To convoy (a vessel): = waft v.1 1. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > [verb (transitive)] > of ships: accompany vessels waft1513 convoy1598 wafter1615 society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > operations or manoeuvres > perform operation or manoeuvre [verb (transitive)] > convoy or escort waft1513 convoy1598 wafter1615 1615–6 Privy Council Reg. 7 Feb. (MS.) The eastern counties petitioned ‘for two of H.M. small shippes to wafter and defend them from the said pirattes’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < |
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