Unwayed

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not used to travel. obsolete

    "Captain Goyto met the person who had charge of it, and sent him to Ferrante without the horse, with a message that as the animal was young and unwayed, he intended to break him for Ferrante."

  2. 2
    Having no ways or roads; pathless.

    "What an unwayed Behaviour hath this Flemish drunkard pickt (I'th' devills name) out of my Conversation, that he dares in this manner assay me?"

Example

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"Captain Goyto met the person who had charge of it, and sent him to Ferrante without the horse, with a message that as the animal was young and unwayed, he intended to break him for Ferrante."

Etymology

From un- + way + -ed.

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