waylay

Then the gang did deliberately combine to waylay and attack Lieutenant Overton and Terry?

There are many matters in which you may waylay Destiny, and bid him stand and deliver.

"Really, there's a conspiracy of Brydones to waylay us this afternoon," Guy exclaimed, petulantly.

One way is, to waylay their schooner at sea, capture her, and then go into the Cove and destroy the settlement.

In my time it was kept and patrolled by a one-eyed, uncanny-looking old sweeper who used to waylay me for pennies.