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Definition of: waylay
(wā′lā′) v.t. ·laid, ·lay·ing
1. To lie in ambush for and attack, as in order to rob.
2. To accost on the way. [<WAY + LAY1, on analogy with MHG wegelagen <wegelage an ambush]
—way′lay′er noun
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