"wag-pasty" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wag-pasties [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wag-pasty (plural wag-pasties)
  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of wagpastie Tags: alt-of, alternative, obsolete Alternative form of: wagpastie
    Sense id: en-wag-pasty-en-noun-CFZtqP8y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "text": "In concluſion, ſuch kinde of women, as theſe, are prejudiciall, untameable, notable lurchers, arrant theeves; farre worſe than that ſouldiers boy, who playd the wag-paſty with his Maſters Paſty; and of eight Maravedis made twelve.",
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          "text": "Have patience, and in the end we'll pay you all. Your worships are most heartily welcome. I made bold to send for you, and you may see to what end, which was to discover unto you the wild vagaries of this wanton wag-pasty—a wild oats I warrant him—and, Sir Harry, that your daughter hath scaped this scouring, thank this gentleman, and then make of him as he deserves.",
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