What is to cause to wait; to defer; to postpone; -- said of a meal; as, to wait dinner. [Colloq.] called?
wait — To cause to wait; to defer; to postpone; -- said of a meal; as, to wait dinner. [Colloq.]. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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