English Dictionary: wager | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Wager \Wa"ger\, v. i. To make a bet; to lay a wager. 'T was merry when You wagered on your angling. --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Wager \Wa"ger\, n. [OE. wager, wajour, OF. wagiere, or wageure, E. gageure. See {Wage}, v. t.] 1. Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a pledge. Besides these plates for horse races, the wagers may be as the persons please. --Sir W. Temple. If any atheist can stake his soul for a wager against such an inexhaustible disproportion, let him never hereafter accuse others of credulity. --Bentley. 2. (Law) 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. --Bouvier. Note: At common law a wager is considered as a legal contract which the courts must enforce unless it be on a subject contrary to public policy, or immoral, or tending to the detriment of the public, or affecting the interest, feelings, or character of a third person. In many of the United States an action can not be sustained upon any wager or bet. --Chitty. --Bouvier. 3. That on which bets are laid; the subject of a bet. {Wager of battel}, [or] {Wager of battle} (O. Eng. Law), the giving of gage, or pledge, for trying a cause by single combat, formerly allowed in military, criminal, and civil causes. In writs of right, where the trial was by champions, the tenant produced his champion, who, by throwing down his glove as a gage, thus waged, or stipulated, battle with the champion of the demandant, who, by taking up the glove, accepted the challenge. The wager of battel, which has been long in disuse, was abolished in England in 1819, by a statute passed in consequence of a defendant's having waged his battle in a case which arose about that period. See {Battel}. {Wager of law} (Law), the giving of gage, or sureties, by a defendant in an action of debt, that at a certain day assigned he would take a law, or oath, in open court, that he did not owe the debt, and at the same time bring with him eleven neighbors (called compurgators), who should avow upon their oaths that they believed in their consciences that he spoke the truth. {Wager policy}. (Insurance Law) See under {Policy}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Wager \Wa"ger\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wagered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wagering}.] 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. And wagered with him Pieces of gold 'gainst this which he wore. --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Wager \Wa"ger\, n. {Wagering, [or] gambling}, {contract}. A contract which is of the nature of wager. Contracts of this nature include various common forms of valid commercial contracts, as contracts of insurance, contracts dealing in futures, options, etc. Other wagering contracts and bets are now generally made illegal by statute against betting and gambling, and wagering has in many cases been made a criminal offence. Wages \Wa"ges\, n. pl. (Theoretical Economics) The share of the annual product or national dividend which goes as a reward to labor, as distinct from the remuneration received by capital in its various forms. This economic or technical sense of the word wages is broader than the current sense, and includes not only amounts actually paid to laborers, but the remuneration obtained by those who sell the products of their own work, and the wages of superintendence or management, which are earned by skill in directing the work of others. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Waggery \Wag"ger*y\ (-g[etil]r*[ycr]), n.; pl. {Waggeries}. [From {Wag}.] The manner or action of a wag; mischievous merriment; sportive trick or gayety; good-humored sarcasm; pleasantry; jocularity; as, the waggery of a schoolboy. --Locke. A drollery and lurking waggery of expression. --W. Irving. | |
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Waker \Wak"er\, n. One who wakes. | |
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Washer \Wash"er\, n. [AS. w[91]scere.] 1. One who, or that which, washes. 2. A ring of metal, leather, or other material, or a perforated plate, used for various purposes, as around a bolt or screw to form a seat for the head or nut, or around a wagon axle to prevent endwise motion of the hub of the wheel and relieve friction, or in a joint to form a packing, etc. 3. (Plumbing) A fitting, usually having a plug, applied to a cistern, tub, sink, or the like, and forming the outlet opening. 4. (Zo[94]l.) The common raccoon. 5. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Washerwoman}, 2. [Prov. Eng.] | |
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Waywiser \Way"wis`er\, n. [Cf. G. wegweiser a waymark, a guide; weg way + weisen to show, direct.] An instrument for measuring the distance which one has traveled on the road; an odometer, pedometer, or perambulator. The waywiser to a coach, exactly measuring the miles, and showing them by an index. --Evelyn. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
{Weak conjugation} (Gram.), the conjugation of weak verbs; -- called also {new, [or] regular, conjugation}, and distinguished from the old, or irregular, conjugation. {Weak declension} (Anglo-Saxon Gram.), the declension of weak nouns; also, one of the declensions of adjectives. {Weak side}, the side or aspect of a person's character or disposition by which he is most easily affected or influenced; weakness; infirmity. {Weak sore} [or] {ulcer} (Med.), a sore covered with pale, flabby, sluggish granulations. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Weak \Weak\ (w[emac]k), a. [Compar. {Weaker} (-[etil]r); superl. {Weakest}.] [OE. weik, Icel. veikr; akin to Sw. vek, Dan. veg soft, flexible, pliant, AS. w[be]c weak, soft, pliant, D. week, G. weich, OHG. weih; all from the verb seen in Icel. v[c6]kja to turn, veer, recede, AS. w[c6]can to yield, give way, G. weichen, OHG. w[c6]hhan, akin to Skr. vij, and probably to E. week, L. vicis a change, turn, Gr. e'i`kein to yield, give way. [fb]132. Cf. {Week}, {Wink}, v. i. {Vicissitude}.] 1. Wanting physical strength. Specifically: (a) Deficient in strength of body; feeble; infirm; sickly; debilitated; enfeebled; exhausted. A poor, infirm, weak, and despised old man. --Shak. Weak with hunger, mad with love. --Dryden. (b) Not able to sustain a great weight, pressure, or strain; as, a weak timber; a weak rope. (c) Not firmly united or adhesive; easily broken or separated into pieces; not compact; as, a weak ship. (d) Not stiff; pliant; frail; soft; as, the weak stalk of a plant. (e) Not able to resist external force or onset; easily subdued or overcome; as, a weak barrier; as, a weak fortress. (f) Lacking force of utterance or sound; not sonorous; low; small; feeble; faint. A voice not soft, weak, piping, and womanish. --Ascham. (g) Not thoroughly or abundantly impregnated with the usual or required ingredients, or with stimulating and nourishing substances; of less than the usual strength; as, weak tea, broth, or liquor; a weak decoction or solution; a weak dose of medicine. (h) Lacking ability for an appropriate function or office; as, weak eyes; a weak stomach; a weak magistrate; a weak regiment, or army. 2. Not possessing or manifesting intellectual, logical, moral, or political strength, vigor, etc. Specifically: (a) Feeble of mind; wanting discernment; lacking vigor; spiritless; as, a weak king or magistrate. To think every thing disputable is a proof of a weak mind and captious temper. --Beattie. Origen was never weak enough to imagine that there were two Gods. --Waterland. (b) Resulting from, or indicating, lack of judgment, discernment, or firmness; unwise; hence, foolish. If evil thence ensue, She first his weak indulgence will accuse. --Milton. (c) Not having full confidence or conviction; not decided or confirmed; vacillating; wavering. Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. --Rom. xiv. 1. (d) Not able to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion, etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome; accessible; vulnerable; as, weak resolutions; weak virtue. Guard thy heart On this weak side, where most our nature fails. --Addison. (e) Wanting in power to influence or bind; as, weak ties; a weak sense of honor of duty. (f) Not having power to convince; not supported by force of reason or truth; unsustained; as, a weak argument or case. [bd]Convinced of his weak arguing.[b8] --Milton. A case so weak . . . hath much persisted in. --Hooker. (g) Wanting in point or vigor of expression; as, a weak sentence; a weak style. (h) Not prevalent or effective, or not felt to be prevalent; not potent; feeble. [bd]Weak prayers.[b8] --Shak. (i) Lacking in elements of political strength; not wielding or having authority or energy; deficient in the resources that are essential to a ruler or nation; as, a weak monarch; a weak government or state. I must make fair weather yet awhile, Till Henry be more weak, and I more strong. --Shak. (k) (Stock Exchange) Tending towards lower prices; as, a weak market. 3. (Gram.) (a) Pertaining to, or designating, a verb which forms its preterit (imperfect) and past participle by adding to the present the suffix -ed, -d, or the variant form -t; as in the verbs abash, abashed; abate, abated; deny, denied; feel, felt. See {Strong}, 19 (a) . (b) Pertaining to, or designating, a noun in Anglo-Saxon, etc., the stem of which ends in -n. See {Strong}, 19 (b) . Note: Weak is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, weak-eyed, weak-handed, weak-hearted, weak-minded, weak-spirited, and the like. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Weaser \Wea"ser\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The American merganser; -- called also {weaser sheldrake}. [Local, U. S.] | |
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Weigher \Weigh"er\, n. One who weighs; specifically, an officer whose duty it is to weigh commodities. | |
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Whacker \Whack"er\, n. 1. One who whacks. [Colloq.] 2. Anything very large; specif., a great lie; a whapper. [Colloq.] | |
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Whey cure \Whey cure\ Treatment with whey as a drink and in baths. | |
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Whiggery \Whig"ger*y\, n. The principles or practices of the Whigs; Whiggism. | |
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Whisker \Whisk"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, whisks, or moves with a quick, sweeping motion. 2. Formerly, the hair of the upper lip; a mustache; -- usually in the plural. Hoary whiskers and a forky beard. --Pope. 3. pl. That part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face, or upon the chin, or upon both; as, side whiskers; chin whiskers. 4. A hair of the beard. 5. One of the long, projecting hairs growing at the sides of the mouth of a cat, or other animal. 6. pl. (Naut.) Iron rods extending on either side of the bowsprit, to spread, or guy out, the stays, etc. | |
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Wike \Wike\, n. A temporary mark or boundary, as a bough of a tree set up in marking out or dividing anything, as tithes, swaths to be mowed in common ground, etc.; -- called also {wicker}. [Prov. Eng.] | |
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Wicker \Wick"er\, n. [OE. wiker, wikir, osier, probably akin to AS. w[c6]can to give way. Cf. {Weak}.] 1. A small pliant twig or osier; a rod for making basketwork and the like; a withe. 2. Wickerwork; a piece of wickerwork, esp. a basket. Then quick did dress His half milk up for cheese, and in a press Of wicker pressed it. --Chapman. 3. Same as 1st {Wike}. [Prov. Eng.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Wicker \Wick"er\, a. Made of, or covered with, twigs or osiers, or wickerwork. Each one a little wicker basket had, Made of fine twigs, entrail[82]d curiously. --Spenser. | |
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Wike \Wike\, n. A temporary mark or boundary, as a bough of a tree set up in marking out or dividing anything, as tithes, swaths to be mowed in common ground, etc.; -- called also {wicker}. [Prov. Eng.] | |
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Wicker \Wick"er\, n. [OE. wiker, wikir, osier, probably akin to AS. w[c6]can to give way. Cf. {Weak}.] 1. A small pliant twig or osier; a rod for making basketwork and the like; a withe. 2. Wickerwork; a piece of wickerwork, esp. a basket. Then quick did dress His half milk up for cheese, and in a press Of wicker pressed it. --Chapman. 3. Same as 1st {Wike}. [Prov. Eng.] | |
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Wicker \Wick"er\, a. Made of, or covered with, twigs or osiers, or wickerwork. Each one a little wicker basket had, Made of fine twigs, entrail[82]d curiously. --Spenser. | |
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Wiggery \Wig"ger*y\, n. 1. A wig or wigs; false hair. [R.] --A. Trollope. 2. Any cover or screen, as red-tapism. [R.] Fire peels the wiggeries away from them [facts.] --Carlyle. | |
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Wigher \Wig"her\, v. i. [Cf. G. wiehern, E. whine.] To neigh; to whinny. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. | |
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Wise \Wise\, a. [Compar. {Wiser}; superl. {Wisest}.] [OE. wis, AS. w[c6]s; akin to OS. & OFries. w[c6]s, D. wijs, G. weise, OHG. w[c6]s, w[c6]si, Icel. v[c6]ss, Sw. vis, Dan. viis, Goth. weis; akin to wit, v. i. See {Wit}, v., and cf. {Righteous}, {Wisdom}.] 1. Having knowledge; knowing; enlightened; of extensive information; erudite; learned. They are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge. --Jer. iv. 22. 2. Hence, especially, making due use of knowledge; discerning and judging soundly concerning what is true or false, proper or improper; choosing the best ends and the best means for accomplishing them; sagacious. When clouds appear, wise men put their cloaks. --Shak. From a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation. --2 Tim. iii. 15. 3. Versed in art or science; skillful; dexterous; specifically, skilled in divination. Fal. There was, mine host, an old fat woman even now with me; but she's gone. Sim. Pray you, sir, was't not the wise woman of Brentford? --Shak. 4. Hence, prudent; calculating; shrewd; wary; subtle; crafty. [R.] [bd]Thou art . . . no novice, but a governor wily and wise.[b8] --Chaucer. Nor, on the other side, Will I be penuriously wise As to make money, that's my slave, my idol. --Beau. & Fl. Lords do not care for me: I am too wise to die yet. --Ford. 5. Dictated or guided by wisdom; containing or exhibiting wisdom; well adapted to produce good effects; judicious; discreet; as, a wise saying; a wise scheme or plan; wise conduct or management; a wise determination. [bd]Eminent in wise deport.[b8] --Milton. {To make it wise}, to make it a matter of deliberation. [Obs.] [bd] We thought it was not worth to make it wise.[b8] --Chaucer. {Wise in years}, old enough to be wise; wise from age and experience; hence, aged; old. [Obs.] A very grave, state bachelor, my dainty one; He's wise in years, and of a temperate warmth. --Ford. You are too wise in years, too full of counsel, For my green experience. --Ford. | |
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Wisher \Wish"er\, n. One who wishes or desires; one who expresses a wish. --Shak. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Weiser, ID (city, FIPS 86140) Location: 44.25083 N, 116.96675 W Population (1990): 4571 (1945 housing units) Area: 5.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 83672 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
whacker n. [University of Maryland: from {hacker}] 1. A person, similar to a {hacker}, who enjoys exploring the details of programmable systems and how to stretch their capabilities. Whereas a hacker tends to produce great hacks, a whacker only ends up whacking the system or program in question. Whackers are often quite egotistical and eager to claim {wizard} status, regardless of the views of their peers. 2. A person who is good at programming quickly, though rather poorly and ineptly. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
whacker [University of Maryland: from {hacker}] 1. A person, similar to a {hacker}, who enjoys exploring the details of programmable systems and how to stretch their capabilities. Whereas a hacker tends to produce great hacks, a whacker only ends up whacking the system or program in question. Whackers are often quite egotistical and eager to claim {wizard} status, regardless of the views of their peers. 2. A person who is good at programming quickly, though rather poorly and ineptly. |