waiflike
World English Dictionary
waif (weɪf) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person, esp a child, who is homeless, friendless, or neglected |
| 2. | anything found and not claimed, the owner being unknown |
| 3. | nautical another name for waft |
| 4. | obsolete law a stolen article thrown away by a thief in his flight and forfeited to the Crown or to the lord of the manor |
| [C14: from Anglo-Norman, variant of Old Northern French gaif, of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse veif a flapping thing] | |
| 'waiflike | |
| —adj | |
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Waiflike
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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