waff

(waf, wäf)

noun

  1. a wave, or waving motion, as in signaling
  2. a puff or gust, as of air
  3. a glimpse
  4. a ghost

Origin: var. of wave

adjective

Scot. worthless

Origin: var. of waif

See waff in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb waffed, waff·ing, waffs
intr. & tr.v.
To wave or flutter or to cause to do so.
noun
  1. A waving or fluttering motion.
  2. A gust of air; a waft.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English waffen, to wave

Origin: , alteration of waven; see wave

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