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To watch; to observe; to take notice. |
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To stay or rest in expectation; to stop or remain
stationary till the arrival of some person or event; to rest in
patience; to stay; not to depart. |
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To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation
of; to await; as, to wait orders. |
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To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany;
to await. |
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To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with
ceremony or respect. |
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To cause to wait; to defer; to postpone; -- said of a
meal; as, to wait dinner. |
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The act of waiting; a delay; a halt. |
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Ambush. |
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One who watches; a watchman. |
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Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians; not used in
the singular. |
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Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early
morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen. |