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[ weyst-deep ] / ˈweɪstˈdip /
adjectivebeing at or rising to the level of the waist. Origin of waist-deepFirst recorded in 1755–65 Words nearby waist-deepwaist, waistband, waistcloth, waistcoat, waistcoating, waist-deep, waisted, waist-high, waistline, waist of heart, waist pack Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for waist-deepOne o'clock came, and two o'clock, and the pirates were clustering on the highest shoal, waist-deep in water. Tales of the Fish Patrol|Jack London It meant hours of battling with the sea, of tugging at the lines, waist-deep in the boiling surf that rolled in from Montauk. Caleb West, Master Diver|F. Hopkinson Smith As he emerged from the edge of the woods, waist-deep in brush and weeds, wide before his blood-shot eyes spread Star Pond. The Flaming Jewel|Robert W. Chambers Therefore, as soon next morning as we could see plainly, we again crossed the canyon and the waist-deep stream. The Land of Footprints|Stewart Edward White
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