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Today's Word "waylay "

To lie in wait for and attack from ambush on

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waylay \WAY-lay\ (transitive verb) - 1 : To lie in wait for and attack from ambush. 2 : To approach or stop (someone) unexpectedly.

"He returned to her night after night, until his brother, Frank, waylaid him one evening outside Harriet's cabin and beat him bloody." -- Lynne Olson, 'Freedom's Daughters'

 

Waylay comes from way (from Old English weg) + lay (from Old English lecgan).


 

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