n.
A south African proteaceous tree (Protea grandiflora); also, its tough wood, used for making wagon wheels.
v. t.
Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a pledge.
v. t.
A contract by which two parties or more agree that a certain sum of money, or other thing, shall be paid or delivered to one of them, on the happening or not happening of an uncertain event.
v. t.
That on which bets are laid; the subject of a bet.
v. t.
To hazard on the issue of a contest, or on some question that is to be decided, or on some casualty; to lay; to stake; to bet.
v. i.
To make a bet; to lay a wager.
n.
One who wagers, or lays a bet.
a.
Hazarding; pertaining to the act of one who wagers.
n.
A compensation given to a hired person for services; price paid for labor; recompense; hire. See Wage, n., 2.
n.
The young of the great black-backed gull (Larus marinus), formerly considered a distinct species.
n.
The manner or action of a wag; mischievous merriment; sportive trick or gayety; good-humored sarcasm; pleasantry; jocularity; as, the waggery of a schoolboy.
a.
Like a wag; mischievous in sport; roguish in merriment or good humor; frolicsome.
a.
Done, made, or laid in waggery or for sport; sportive; humorous; as, a waggish trick.
v. i.
To reel, sway, or move from side to side; to move with a wagging motion; to waddle.
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