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  • 121wan|gan — «WONG guhn», noun. = wanigan. (Cf. ↑wanigan) …

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  • 122wan|i|gan — «WON uh guhn», noun. 1. a lumberman s chest or trunk. 2. a kind of boat used especially by loggers for carrying supplies and tools and as a houseboat. ╂[American English < Algonkian (Abnaki) waniigan trap, a receptacle for stray objects] …

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  • 123wan|ing — «WAY nihng», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. (of the moon) becoming smaller gradually after the full moon. 2. decreasing or declining, as in importance, power, or influence. 3. declining, as in strength or intensity. –n. 1. (of the moon) the periodic… …

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  • 124wan|kle — «WANG kuhl», adjective. British Dialect and Scottish. 1. unsteady; shaky; tottering. 2. uncertain; precarious. ╂[Middle English wankel, Old English wancol] …

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  • 125wan|na-be — «WON uh BEE, WN », noun. U.S. Informal. a person who aspires to a position; aspirant or candidate: »We didn t even try to get the presidential wanna bes to tell us…what they d do (Rolling Stone). ╂[< contraction of want to be] …

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  • 126wan|ni|gan — «WON uh guhn», noun. = wanigan. (Cf. ↑wanigan) …

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  • 127wan|y — «WAY nee», adjective. 1. having a natural curve or bevel: »a plank with a wany edge. 2. (of lumber) poor because of curved or beveled edges. Also, waney. ╂[< wane + y1] …

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  • 128wan tan — var. won ton …

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