wait-a-while

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of wait-a-bit.
  2. Any of several thorny Australian vines or shrubs which impede passage, especially Acacia cuspidifolia of Western Australia, Smilax australis of eastern Australia and the Northern Territory, and lawyer vine.

Word forms

wait-a-while wait-a-whiles

Etymology

Originally after South African Dutch wacht-en-beetje; compare wait-a-bit.

Synonyms

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