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AwaitedAwait A*wait", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Awaited; p. pr. & vb. n.
Awaiting.] [OF. awaitier, agaitier; ? (L. ad) + waitier,
gaitier to watch, F. guetter. See Wait.]
1. To watch for; to look out for. [Obs.]
2. To wait on, serve, or attend. [Obs.]
3. To wait for; to stay for; to expect. See Expect.
Betwixt these rocky pillars Gabriel sat, Chief of
the angelic guards, awaiting night. --Milton.
4. To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for; as, a
glorious reward awaits the good.
O Eve, some farther change awaits us night.
--Milton. Coast waiterWaiter Wait"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, waits; an attendant; a servant in
attendance, esp. at table.
The waiters stand in ranks; the yeomen cry, ``Make
room,' as if a duke were passing by. --Swift.
2. A vessel or tray on which something is carried, as dishes,
etc.; a salver.
Coast waiter. See under Coast, n. Coast waiterCoast Coast, n. [OF. coste, F. c[^o]te, rib, hill, shore,
coast, L. costa rib, side. Cf. Accost, v. t., Cutlet.]
1. The side of a thing. [Obs.] --Sir I. Newton.
2. The exterior line, limit, or border of a country; frontier
border. [Obs.]
From the river, the river Euphrates, even to the
uttermost sea, shall your coast be. --Deut. xi.
24.
3. The seashore, or land near it.
He sees in English ships the Holland coast.
--Dryden.
We the Arabian coast do know At distance, when the
species blow. --Waller.
The coast is clear, the danger is over; no enemy in sight.
--Dryden. Fig.: There are no obstacles. ``Seeing that the
coast was clear, Zelmane dismissed Musidorus.' --Sir P.
Sidney.
Coast guard.
(a) A body of men originally employed along the coast to
prevent smuggling; now, under the control of the
admiralty, drilled as a naval reserve. [Eng.]
(b) The force employed in life-saving stations along the
seacoast. [U. S.]
Coast rat (Zo["o]l.), a South African mammal (Bathyergus
suillus), about the size of a rabbit, remarkable for its
extensive burrows; -- called also sand mole.
Coast waiter, a customhouse officer who superintends the
landing or shipping of goods for the coast trade. [Eng.] Dumb-waiter
Dumb-waiter Dumb"-wait`er, n.
A framework on which dishes, food, etc., are passed from one
room or story of a house to another; a lift for dishes, etc.;
also, a piece of furniture with movable or revolving shelves.
Landing waiterLanding Land"ing, a.
Of, pertaining to or used for, setting, bringing, or going,
on shore.
Landing charges, charges or fees paid on goods unloaded
from a vessel.
Landing net, a small, bag-shaped net, used in fishing to
take the fish from the water after being hooked.
Landing stage, a floating platform attached at one end to a
wharf in such a manner as to rise and fall with the tide,
and thus facilitate passage between the wharf and a vessel
lying beside the stage.
Landing waiter, a customhouse officer who oversees the
landing of goods, etc., from vessels; a landwaiter. Shad-waiterShad-waiter Shad"-wait`er, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A lake whitefish; the roundfish. See Roundfish. Thwaite
Thwaite Thwaite, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The twaite.
ThwaiteThwaite Thwaite, n. [CF. Icel. [thorn]veit a piece of land,
fr. [thorn]v[=i]ta to cut. See Thwite, and cf. Doit, and
Twaite land cleared of woods.]
Forest land cleared, and converted to tillage; an assart.
[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Note: Thwaite occurs in composition as the last element in
many names of places in the north of England; as, in
Rosthwaite, Stonethwaite. Tidewaiter
Tidewaiter Tide"wait`er, n.
A customhouse officer who watches the landing of goods from
merchant vessels, in order to secure payment of duties.
--Swift.
TwaiteTwaite Twaite, n. [Prov. E.] (Zo["o]l.)
A European shad; -- called also twaite shad. See Shad. TwaiteTwaite Twaite, n. (O. Eng. Law)
A piece of cleared ground. See Thwaite. twaite shadTwaite Twaite, n. [Prov. E.] (Zo["o]l.)
A European shad; -- called also twaite shad. See Shad. WaiterWaiter Wait"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, waits; an attendant; a servant in
attendance, esp. at table.
The waiters stand in ranks; the yeomen cry, ``Make
room,' as if a duke were passing by. --Swift.
2. A vessel or tray on which something is carried, as dishes,
etc.; a salver.
Coast waiter. See under Coast, n.
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