WAFTAGE

Etymology

Noun

waftage (countable and uncountable, plural waftages)

Conveyance on a buoyant medium, such as air or water.

Source: Wiktionary


Waft"age, n.

Definition: Conveyance on a buoyant medium, as air or water. Shak. Boats prepared for waftage to and fro. Drayton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

12 June 2025

RAREFACTION

(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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