"wheft" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /wɛft/, /hwɛft/ (note: without the wine–whine merger) Forms: whefts [plural]
Etymology: Possibly a blend of waft (“breeze, indicative flag”) + Middle English wef (“odour, stench”), itself likely derived from weven (“to move about”) or a variant of wayf; compare wek, variant of weyk (“weak”). Etymology templates: {{blend|en|waft|wef|lang2=enm|nocap=1|t1=breeze, indicative flag|t2=odour, stench}} blend of waft (“breeze, indicative flag”) + Middle English wef (“odour, stench”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} wheft (plural whefts)
  1. (nautical) A waft (flag used to indicate wind direction or, with a knot tied in the center, as a signal)

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