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wafture
wafture (ˈwɑːftjʊə(r), ˈwæf-, ˈwɒf-) In 7 wafter. [f. waft v.2 and v.1 + -ure. Cf. clefture, raisure; with the spelling wafter cf. jointer for jointure. It seems most probable that Rowe was right in regarding wafter in the former edd. of Shakes. Jul. C. as intended for wafture. There is, however, a ... Oxford English Dictionary
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wafter
▪ I. † ˈwafter, n.1 Obs. Also 5 waughter, 6 waghter, 7 Sc. waughtar, -er. [App. a. Du. or LG. wachter, lit. guard, f. wachten to guard; but the specific use has not been found in Du. or LG.] 1. An armed vessel employed as a convoy.1484 in Lett. & Papers Ric. III & Hen. VII (Rolls) II. 287 We underst... Oxford English Dictionary
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-ure
-ure (jʊə(r)) a suffix, repr. F. -ure, L. -ūra (hence It., Sp., Pg. -ura), occurring in many words of F. or L. origin. In L. -ūra primarily denoted action or process, hence result of this, office, etc.; after further development in F., the use was extended in Eng., and denoted action or process, the... Oxford English Dictionary
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