Meaning

3 senses

  1. (UK, dialectal)A girth or belly-band for a horse's harness.

  2. (UK, dialectal)A leather tie; a short wagon rope

  3. (UK, dialectal)A stretch of fishing-lines shot in the water.

Origin

From Middle English waynte, equivalent to womb + tie.

From Middle English waynte, equivalent to womb + tie.

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Forms

plural: wanties

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
wantingwantonwarA1warblerwarcraft

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