† wevesterten.
Obsolete.
The wagtail.
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washerc1325
washstarta1400
wevesterte14..
water swallow1544
dishwasher1575
water-wagtail1593
dishwater1674
seed bird1675
pied wagtail1744
willy wagtail1780
washerwoman1817
wash-dish1825
moll-washer1847
deviling1853
devil's bird1853
tinner1866
peggy1885
14.. in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 617/44 Truga, quedam avis, a wewestrete.
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