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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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(Weft,) Waft, v. [18th c. Sc. waft (Burns), 19th c. Eng. weft (1897); Weffte n.] intr.Const. out: To use (yarn) as the weft thread in a web. —1678 Sc. Ant. IX 106.
For worset to waft out the droget
