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WAYLAY

\wˈe͡ɪle͡ɪ], \wˈe‍ɪle‍ɪ], \w_ˈeɪ_l_eɪ]\

Definitions of WAYLAY

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language

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To lie in wait for; to beset by the road, in order to rob.
Waylaid.
Waylaying.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

To lie in the way for: to watch or lie in ambush for.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

To accost on the way.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

To watch insidiously in the way with a view to seize, rob or slay; to beset in ambush.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

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