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waft

1. waft \'wa:ft, 'waft\ vb [ (assumed) ME waughten to guard, convoy, fr. MD 
   or MLG wachten to]watch, guard; akin to OE wccan to watch - more at 
   WAKE : to cause to move or go lightly by or as if by the impulse of wind or 
   wa ves : to become wafted on or as if on a buoyant medium  - waft.er n
2. waft n 1: a faint odor : WHIFF  2: a slight breeze : PUFF  3: the act of 
   waving  4: a pennant or flag used to signal or to show wind direction