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Weaky. World English Historical Dictionary

Weaky. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1928, rev. 2024. Weaky a. north. dial. [f. WEAK a. + -Y1. Cf. dial. woky moist, sappy, f. WOKE a.] Moist, damp; juicy.

1 1641.  [implied in WEAKINESS: see below].

2 1691.  Ray, N. C. Words, 80. Weaky, moist.

3 1703.  Thoresby, Let. to Ray, Weiky, moist.

4 1788.  Marshall, Rur. Econ. Yorks., II. 364. Weaky; juicy; opposed to ‘hask.’

5 1876.  Whitby Gloss., s.v. ‘Weaky weather,’ rainy. ‘Don’t make the paste too weaky,’ don’t make the dough with over much water.

6   Hence Weakiness, moisture. dial.

7 1641.  Best, Farm. Bks. (Surtees), 75. On the day time wee putte them into one close or other, and lette them eate snowe, and gette the weekinesse on the grownde.

8 1878.  Cumbrld. Gloss., Weekiness, moisture.

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