Wad"er (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, wades.
2. (Zoöl.) Any long-legged bird that wades in the water in search of
food, especially any species of limicoline or grallatorial birds; —
called also wading bird. See Illust. g, under Aves.
Wad"ing, a. & n. from Wade, v.
Wading bird. (Zoöl.) See Wader, 2.
Wad"mol (?), n. [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. va&?;ml a woollen stuff,
Dan vadmel. Cf. Wad a small mass, and Woodmeil.] A coarse, hairy,
woolen cloth, formerly used for garments by the poor, and for various
other purposes. [Spelled also wadmal, wadmeal, wadmoll, wadmel, etc.]
Beck (Draper's Dict.). Sir W. Scott.
Wad"set (?), n. [Scot. wad a pledge; akin to Sw. vad a wager. See Wed.]
(Scots Law) A kind of pledge or mortgage. [Written also wadsett.]
Wad"set*ter (?), n. One who holds by a wadset.
Wad"y (?), n.; pl. Wadies (#). [Ar. wd a valley, a channel of a river,
a river.] A ravine through which a brook flows; the channel of a water
course, which is dry except in the rainy season.
Wae (?), n. A wave. [Obs.] Spenser.