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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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Weffte, Woft, n. Also: weft, veft, wowft, waft. [ME and e.m.E. weft (Wyclif), woft (1570), OE wefta.] The crosswise yarn of a piece of cloth, the weft. Also fig.Freq. in collocation with Warp(e n.(a) c1420 Wynt. v 5056 (see Warp(e n.).
Weffte [C., W. weft] 1519 Wigtown B. Ct. 80a (see Warp(e n.).
Veft(b) c1540 Lynd. Kitteis Conf. 91 (see Warp(e n.).
Woft 1607 Inverness Rec. II 53 (see Warp(e n.).
Wowft 1629 Black Orkn. & Shetl. Folklore 78.
Christane Reid … cam in ane maid errand, seiking woft to ane wob 1674 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Processes No. 202.
Ane halfe worne seke quhich had ane purne of whyt wollen woft in the foirend of the web theroff(c) 1681 New Mills Manuf. lxxxv.
The first and best part of the fleece to be warp for the Spanish wool waft [pr. wast] … the second sort of wool to be warp to the best of the fleece for waft [pr. wast] 1685 New Mills Manuf. 104.
Ane pound of waft of the coursest yearnefig. 1629 Boyd Last B. (1629) 14 (see Warp(e n. 1 (fig.)). 1637 Rutherford Lett. (1894) 448 (see Weve v. 3 a).