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English
Etymology
etystub
Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪf|-eɪf
Noun
en-noun
#obsolete Goods found of which the owner is not known; originally, such goods as a pursued thief threw away to prevent being apprehended, which belonged to the king unless the owner made pursuit of the felon, took him, and brought him to justice.
#obsolete Hence, anything found, or without an owner; that which comes along, as it were, by chance.
#A wanderer; a castaway; a stray; a homeless child.
See also
waft
Translations
Vietnamese: váºt vô chủ (1, 2); trẻ bÆ¡ vÆ¡, trẻ bá»� bá»� rÆ¡i (3)
fa:waif
io:waif
te:waif
vi:waif
zh:waif
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