"wanty" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more wanty [comparative], most wanty [superlative]
Etymology: From want + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|want|y}} want + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} wanty (comparative more wanty, superlative most wanty)
  1. (UK dialectal) Possessing or indicating lack; deficient. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-wanty-en-adj-CWDi9JP7 Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: wanties [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English waynte, equivalent to womb + tie. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|waynte}} Middle English waynte, {{compound|en|womb|tie}} womb + tie Head templates: {{en-noun}} wanty (plural wanties)
  1. (UK, dialectal) A girth or belly-band for a horse's harness. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-wanty-en-noun-bJl9Hitf Categories (other): British English
  2. (UK, dialect) A surcingle, or strap of leather, used for binding a load upon the back of an animal. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-wanty-en-noun-oxp1FaBb Categories (other): British English
  3. (UK, dialect) A leather tie; a short wagon rope. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-wanty-en-noun-k0CTvk1K Categories (other): British English
  4. (UK, dialectal) A stretch of fishing-lines shot in the water. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-wanty-en-noun-qcgJjiQr Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wonty, wantow, wantye, wanton [Scotland]
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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