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waney

waney is the alternative spelling of wany.

Meaning of wany

Adjective

wany (comparative more wany, superlative most wany)

  1. Waning or diminished in some parts; not of uniform size throughout; said especially of sawed boards or timber cut too near the outside of the log.
  2. Spoiled by wet; said of timber.
    • irregular and wany timber(Can we date this quote?), (Please provide the book title or journal name)

Noun

waney (plural waneys)

  1. A sharp or unevenly sawn board, cut from a log not perfectly squared, or that is made in the process of squaring.

Forms of waney

pluralwaneys

Origin of waney

Compare wany.

Questions about waney

What does waney mean?
Waney means a sharp or unevenly sawn board, cut from a log not perfectly squared, or that is made in the process of squaring.
What is waney the alternative spelling of?
Waney is the alternative spelling of wany.
What part of speech is waney?
Waney is a noun.
What is the plural of waney?
The plural of waney is waneys.

Words near waney in the dictionary

  1. WANET
  2. waneth
  3. WANETs
  4. Wanetsi
  5. Wanette
  6. waney
  7. waneys
  8. wanfortune
  9. wanfortunes
  10. Wanfow
  11. wang

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