"waister" meaning in All languages combined

See waister on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: waisters [plural]
Etymology: From waist + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|waist|er}} waist + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} waister (plural waisters)
  1. (nautical, military, historical) A seaman stationed in the waist of a warship. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Military, Nautical Translations (a seaman stationed in the waist): אִישׁ מָתְנַיִם [masculine] (Hebrew)

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} waister
  1. Alternative form of wastour Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: wastour
    Sense id: en-waister-enm-noun-Ygud08yQ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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