Walty

Definitions

  • Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
    • a Walty Liable to roll over; crank; as, a walty ship.
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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
    • walty Unsteady; crank: noting a vessel.
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Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
    • adj Walty wol′ti (naut.) inclined to lean or roll over.
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Etymology

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Cf. Walter to roll

Usage

In literature:

She couldn't live without her communion with papa and Waltie.
"The Tyranny of the Dark" by Hamlin Garland
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