• WRABBED
adj. 1540 obs. rare – perverse; difficult to manage
• WRABBLE
vb. 1513 obs. rare – to wriggle
• WRAC
n. 1956 sl. – a member of the Women’s Royal Army Corps, the women’s corps of the British Army
• WRACK
adj. 1. c1375 obs. rare – worthless, base, evil; said of persons
adj. 2. 1487 obs. rare – damaged, impaired,, injured
n. 1. c900 obs. – retributive punishment; vengeance, revenge
n. 2. c1386 – a wrecked ship or other vessel; a vessel ruined or crippled by wreck
n. 3. c1400 obs. – a disastrous change in a state or condition of affairs; wreck, ruin subversion
n. 4. c1407 – damage, disaster, or injury to a person, state, etc., by reason of force, outrage, or violence; devastation, destruction
n. 5. 1426 obs. – the ruin, downfall, or overthrow of a person; adversity, misfortune
n. 6. 1472 – rubbish; waste material; that which is of an inferior, poor, or worthless quality
n. 7. 1513 – marine vegetation, seaweed, or the like, cast ashore by the waves or growing on the tidal seashore
n. 8. a1586 – a thing or person in impaired, wrecked, or shattered condition
n. 9. a1586 obs. – fragments of wreckage
n. 10. 1610 obs. – a damaged or injured part; damage, impairment
n. 11. 1844 Eng. dial. – the brunt or consequences of some action
vb. 1. c1275 obs. – to avenge or revenge a person, deed, etc.; to punish
vb. 2. 1470 – to suffer or undergo shipwreck
vb. 3. 1564 – to cause the ruin, downfall, or subversion of a person, etc.; to ruin, to overthrow
vb. 4. 1587 – to injure or spoil severely; to destroy; to render useless, to break, to shatter
• WRACKER
n. 1. 1719 Sc. obs. – an inspector of goods employed to reject unsound or faulty wares
n. 2. 1821 Amer. dial. – one who salvages or plunders a wrecked vessel
n. 3. 1825 Sc. – one who, as he had a right to inspect the barrels made for packing fish, was authorized to reject those that were insufficient
• WRACK-GOODS
n. 1671 obs. – remnants of a wrecked vessel, esp. as cast ashore; wreckage
• WRACKLING
n. 1781 Eng. dial. – the youngest or smallest of a brood or litter; the youngest or weakest of a family, a weakling
• WRACKSOME
adj. 1608 obs. rare – destructive
• WRAF
n. 1921 sl. – a member of the Women’s Royal Air Force, the women’s corps of the Royal Air Force
• WRAKER
n. 1825 Sc. – one who, as he had a right to inspect the barrels made for packing fish, was authorized to reject those that were insufficient
• WRAMP
n. 1783 Eng. dial. – a severe wrench; a sprain
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – to sprain; to tear violently
• WRANGATANG
n. 1926 Amer. dial. – a ranch hand who herds or trains saddle horses; broadly, a cowboy
• WRANGLER
n. 1. 1518 – a perverse, peevish, disputative person; an angry or noisy disputer or arguer
n. 2. 1885 Amer. dial. – a ranch hand who herds or trains saddle horses; broadly, a cowboy
n. 3. 1937 US sl. – a person on a film or television set responsible for handling the animals or children that appear in the scenes
• WRAP
n. 1. 1939 Aust. sl. – enthusiastic approval; praise; a compliment or commendation
n. 2. 1972 sl., orig. entertainment usage – the end of a session
n. 3. 1977 US sl. – a wrapped roll of coins
n. 4. 1996 Brit. sl. – a very small quantity of a drug wrapped in paper or foil
vb. 1. 1970s Amer. movies & television usage – to complete, to finish
vb. 2. 1999 UK sl. – to roll a marijuana cigarette
vb. 3. 20C Brit. criminals’ sl. – to tie up
• WRAP AROUND
vb. 1950 UK sl. – to crash a vehicle into an immovable object
• WRAP-HEAD
n. 1987 Jamaica – a member of the Pocomania Afro-Christian religion
• WRAP IT UP
vb. 1961 US sl. – to kiss while parked
• WRAPPED
adj. 1. c1935 Services’ usage – carefully arranged; carefully prepared; entirely in order
adj. 2. c1955 Aust. sl. – enthralled; overjoyed; pleased; totally amazed by; enthusiastic about
adj. 3. 1980s Amer. sl. – under control, in hand
• WRAPPED UP
adj. 1. c1935 Services’ usage – carefully arranged; carefully prepared; entirely in order
adj. 2. 1963 Aust. sl. – pleased; overjoyed; enamoured
adj. 3. 20C Amer. sl. – busy with something or someone
• WRAPPED UP IN
adj. 20C Aust. sl. – involved with
• WRAPPER
n. 1. c1810 sl. – an overcoat; a top coat
n. 2. 1976 US citizens’ band radio sl. – a motor vehicle
n. 3. 1976 US sl., orig. citizens’ band radio sl. – an unmarked police vehicle
• WRAP-RASCAL
n. 1. E18 – a red cloak
n. 2. Bk1891 sl. – a coat
• WRAP ROUND
vb. 1950 UK sl. – to crash a vehicle into an immovable object
• WRAPS
n. 1. 1994 US sl. – cigarette rolling papers
n. 2. 2000s Black British sl. – dark glasses
• WRAP-UP
int. 1. c1935 army usage – a cry of despair at the imbecility of one’s superior or at one’s own state of boredom
int. 2. 1940s Brit. sl. – be quiet!
n. 1. 1930s US criminals’ sl. – a gullible person who has been successfully tricked
n. 2. 1939 Aust. sl. – enthusiastic approval; praise; a compliment or commendation
n. 3. 1940s Aust. sl. – a flattering account
n. 4. 1940s sl. – a girl who is willing, ready, and available; a sexually available young woman
n. 5. 1950s Amer. sl. – a completion; a final treatment, a summary; the end, the conclusion
n. 6. 1960s Irish sl. – a parcel of scraps from the butcher
n. 7. L20 drug culture sl. – a brown paper packet containing cannabis
(verbs usually as ‘wrap up’)
vb. 1. 1926 Amer. sl. – to complete, to finish
vb. 2. c1930 Services’ sl. – to cease talking; to stop making a row or a noisy fuss
vb. 3. c1938 Royal Air Force usage – to crash-land an aircraft
vb. 4. World War II Aust. Air Force usage – to thoroughly understand
vb. 5. 1950s Aust. sl. – to praise, to flatter
vb. 6. 1976 US sl. – to complete the final days of a prison sentence
vb. 7. 1999 UK sl. – to roll a marijuana cigarette
• WRAP UP IN CLEAN LINEN
vb. 18C colloq. – to couch smutty or sordid matter in decent language
• WRAPT UP IN THE TAIL OF HIS MOTHER’S SMOCK
phr. c1780 sl. – applied to anyone who is remarkable for his success with the ladies’
• WRAPT UP IN WARM FLANNEL
adj. c1780 sl. – drunk with spirituous liquors
• WRAP YOUR LAUGHING GEAR AROUND
vb. 1962 Aust. sl. – to eat
• WRAP YOURSELF AROUND
vb. 1965 Aust. sl. – to eat or consume something
• WRATACK
n. 1768 Sc. – a dwarf; an undersized person
• WRAUL
n. 1825 Sc. – a dwarf; an ill-grown person; a puny child
• WRAW
adj. 1. c1205 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – angry, wrathful, vexed, fierce; characterized by anger or ire
adj. 2. c1386 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – peevish, crabbed, perverse
vb. 1481 obs. rare – to mew as a cat
• WRAWFUL
adj. c1386 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – peevish, crabbed, ill-tempered; perverse, contrarious
• WRAXLE
vb. c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – to wrestle; to contend, to strive
• WRAY
n. 1891 Eng. dial. – a corner
• WREAKFUL
adj. 1531 rare or obs. – given or addicted to revenge; vengeful, malicious, angry
• WREASE
vb. Bk1904 Eng. dial. – to rope onions
• WREATH OF ROSES
n. 1900s sl. – a venereal ulcer
• WREATHE ROUND
vb. 20C Brit. sl. – to caress or fondle someone sexually
• WRECK
n. 1. 1795 – a sick person → sl.
n. 2. 1795 – an exhausted or dissipated person; a human ruin
n. 3. ..20C – a recreation ground → Cockneys’ usage
n. 4. 1925 – a weakling; one without spirit → UK public schools’ usage
n. 5. 1930 – an old car or other vehicle → Amer. sl.
n. 6. 1942 – an unattractive person → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
n. 7. 1980 – one in a state of anxiety → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
n. 8. 1988 – a person suffering from over-indulgence in drink or drugs, or other excesses → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
vb. 1. 1960 – to degrade a fellow homosexual when he is not expecting it → homosexual sl.
vb. 2. 1960 – to exaggerate one’s effeminacy deliberately as a shock tactic → homosexual sl.
• WRECK A RECTUM
vb. 20C – to perform anal intercourse → sl.
• WRECKED
adj. 1. 1968 – very drunk → sl.
adj. 2. 1968 – intoxicated with or addicted to narcotics → Amer. drug culture sl.
adj. 3. 1980 – very upset → US students’ sl.
adj. 4. 2000 – exhausted → sl.
• WRECKER
n. 1. 1932 – a person employed to assist hunters who get into difficulties
n. 2. 1992 – a criminal whose activities include pilfering and looting ocean-going vessels in distress, as well as using false distress signals to lure unsuspecting ships to shore where the passengers and crew are murdered in order to freely steal the valuables aboard → criminals’ sl., obs. (Bk.)
• WRECKING CREW
n. 1. 1946 – on the railway: a relief crew → US sl.
n. 2. 1973 – theatre insiders who watch a show’s early performances and spread negative comments about the show → US sl.
n. 3. 1998 – crack cocaine → UK sl.
• WRECKLIN • WRECKLING
n. 1. 1781 – the youngest or smallest of a brood or litter; the youngest or weakest of a family, a weakling → Eng. dial.
n. 2. 1869 – an unhealthy, feeble child → Eng. dial.
• WRECK MY HEAD
vb. 2003 – to agitate me to an extreme degree → Ireland
• WRECK OF THE HESPERUS
n. E20 – an untidy, dishevelled person or place → Brit. sl.
• WRECK SOMEONE’S BEADS
vb. 1970 – to beat someone up; to shock or startle → US homosexual sl.
• WRECK THE HEAD
n. 2000 – one who is highly infuriating → Irish sl.
• WREEDEN
adj. 1781 – peevish, irritable, angry → Eng. dial.
• WREGLING
n. 1781 – the youngest or smallest of a brood or litter; the youngest or weakest of a family, a weakling → Sc.
• WREN
n. 1. 1821 – a term of endearment, esp. to a child; also, a peevish person → Sc.
n. 2. 1869 – a prostitute who specialized in army camps → sl.
n. 3. 1910 – an attractive woman → US sl.
n. 4. 1918 – a member of the Women’s Royal Naval Service, the women’s service of the Royal Navy → sl.
n. 5. 1920 – a young woman or girl → US sl.
• WRENCH
n. 1980 – in drag and motor racing: a mechanic → US sl.
vb. 1. 1781 – to rinse → Eng. dial.
vb. 2. 1976 – to disrupt or upset someone → US sl.
vb. 3. 2002 – to go → US sl.
vb. 4. 2004 – in motor racing, and hot rodding: to perform mechanical work on a car, whether it literally involves the use of a wrench or not → US sl.
• WRENCH ARTIST
vb. 1977 – a railway mechanic → US sl.
• WRENCHER
n. 2003 – a car enthusiast with considerable mechanical ability → US sl.
• WRENCHFUL
adj. 1225 – artful, crafty, deceitful → obs.
• WRENCH OFF
vb. 20C – to masturbate → sl.
• WRENNERY
n. 1943 – a building used to accommodate Wrens → Brit. jocular usage
• WREST
n. L16 – a picklock (the thieves’ tool) → cant
• WRESTER
n. L16 – a picklock (the thieves’ tool) → cant
• WRESTLE
vb. 1971 – to play a game of bar dice → US sl.
• WRESTLE THE CHUCK
vb. M19 – to dine → US sl.
• WRESTLE THE HASH
vb. M19 – to dine → US sl.
• WRETCH
n. 1. ..888 – a person driven out of or away from his native country; a banished person; an exile → obs.
n. 2. 1000 – a vile, sorry, or despicable person; a mean or contemptible person
n. 3. 1000 – a person in deep distress, sorrow, misfortune, or poverty; a miserable, unhappy or unfortunate person; a poor person
n. 4. 1303 – a niggard; a miser; a covetous or parsimonious person → obs. exc. Sc.
n. 5. 1893 – a term of endearment or sympathy → Eng. dial.
n. 6. 1989 – a person who can’t find someone to have sex with → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
vb. 1966 – to vomit → US sl.
• WRETCH-CLAAT • WRETCH-CLAHT
n. 1980 – a term of abuse → Black British sl.
• WRETCHCOCK
n. 1641 – a puny, insignificant person; a poor wretch → obs.
• WRIDDEN
adj. 1781 – peevish, irritable, angry → Eng. dial.
• WRIG
n. 1. 1564 – the willow tree → obs.
n. 2. 1805 – the smallest or weakest of a litter, brood, or family; the youngest or feeblest of a family; a weak, puny child → Sc.
vb. 1854 – to wriggle, to writhe → Eng. dial.
• WRIGGLE
vb. 19C – to masturbate → Brit. euphemism
• WRIGGLE-DIGGLE
n. 1960 – petting, mutual fondling; hence, sexual intercourse → sl.
• WRIGGLE LIKE A CUT SNAKE
vb. 1940 – to be evasive or shifty; to toady → Aust. sl.
• WRIGGLE LIKE A SNIG IN A BOTTLE
vb. 19C – of a child: to be restless (snig = an eel) → Eng. dial.
• WRIGGLE NAVELS
vb. 18C – to copulate → sl.
• WRIGGLE OFF
vb. 1860 – to depart; to leave → UK sl.
• WRIGGLE OUT (OF)
vb. 1848 – to avoid or evade a responsibility or duty → sl.
• WRIGGLER
n. 1927 – a snake → Aust. sl.
• WRIGGLESOME
adj. 1891 – wriggling
• WRIGGLETY-WRY
adj. 19C – crooked, awry, all on one side → Eng. dial.
• WRIGGLING POLE
n. L17 – the penis → sl.
• WRIGGLING STICK
n. E18 – the penis → sl.
• WRIGGLY
adj. 1995 – out of the ordinary; suspiciously different → UK sl.
• WRIGHT
n. 1. ..695 – an artificer or handicraftsman; a constructive workman → arch.
n. 2. ..971 – a person who does or performs something; a doer or worker → obs.
n. 3. 1275 – a carpenter; a joiner; one who works in wood
• WRIGLEY’S GUM
n. 20C – the bum → Brit. rhyming sl.
• WRIMPLE
n. 1499 obs. – a crease or fold; a wrinkle
vb. 1. 1611 – to wrinkle, to crumple → obs.
vb. 2. 1657 – to pucker the face → obs.
• WRINCH
vb. 1990s – to scowl → W. Indies
• WRING
vb. L19 – to pick someone’s pocket → US sl.
• WRINGER
n. 1954 – a bankruptcy petition → US sl.
• WRING IN
vb. M19 – to include, to pay for → US criminals’ sl.
• WRINGING AND TWISTING
n. 1940 – suffering racial discrimination and dealing with it either by rebellion or acquiescence → African-American sl.
• WRING-JAW
n. L18 – rough cider → sl.
• WRINGLE-GUT
n. 1777 – a restless, fretful person; a nervous, fidgety man → Eng. dial.
► WRINGLE-WRANGLE n. controversial argument; wordy disputation → 1882
• WRING ONESELF
vb. L19 – to change one’s clothes → cant
• WRING ONE’S SOCK OUT
vb. 20C – to urinate; there is an implication that one has waited too long to urinate → Brit. jocular usage
• WRING OUT ONE’S SOCK
vb. 1988 – of a man: to urinate → sl.
• WRING OUT YOUR MULE
vb. 1974 – to urinate → US sl.
• WRING THE DEW OFF THE BRANCH
vb. 20C – to urinate → US sl.
• WRING THE RATTLESNAKE
vb. 1960 – to urinate → sl.
• WRINKLE
n. 1. ..L16 – a clever device, a cunning trick, or method, esp. a new one → UK
n. 2. 1643 – a defect or problem, esp. a minor one
n. 3. 1812 – a lie, a fib → sl.
n. 4. 1818 – a helpful or valuable hint or piece of information → sl., orig. sporting usage
n. 5. .M19 – a bit, a small amount → Amer. sl.
n. 6. ..20C – the female genitals → sl. obs.
n. 7. 1920 – the mother of one’s sweetheart → Amer. sl.
n. 8. 1920 – an old person → sl.
n. 9. 1980 – an old prisoner → Aust. prison sl.
n. 10. 1990 – an unpleasant, unsophisticated male → US students’ sl.
vb. 1812 – to tell a lie → sl. obs.
• WRINKLE-BELLIED
adj. L18 – having had a number of children; usually used of a prostitute → colloq.
• WRINKLE CITY
n. 1. ..20C – old age, the golden years → Amer. sl.
n. 2. 1980 – a place inhabited or frequented by old people → Amer. sl.
• WRINKLE IN ONE’S HORN
n. 1942 – an ingenious device → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• WRINKLENECK
n. 1951 – in horse racing: a seasoned and experienced horse handler → US sl.
• A WRINKLE ON ONE’S HORN
n. 1837 – a valuable hint
• WRINKLER
n. 1812 – a person prone to telling lies → sl.
• WRINKLE ROOM
n. 1970 – a bar, a club or that area of a club where older gay men gather → homosexual sl.
• WRINKLES
n. 1970 – chitterlings (intestines) → African-American sl.
• WRINKLE VILLAGE
n. 1980 – a place inhabited or frequented by old people → Amer. sl.
• WRINKLIE
n. 1972 – an old person → sl.
• WRINKLIES
n. 1920 – the old → sl.
• WRINKLY
n. 1. 1972 – an old person → sl., chiefly teen usage
n. 2. 1980 – an old prisoner → Aust. prison sl.
• WRIST
n. 1. 1991 – in betting: odds of 5-4 → UK sl.
n. 2. 1998 – a contemptible person; an unpleasant person → UK sl.
• WRIST AEROBICS
n. 1990 – masturbation → sl.
• WRISTERS
n. 1978 – in lobstering: knitted gloves with no fingers → US sl.
• WRIST HITTER
n. 1999 – a hitter who obtains added power from a quick, timely turn of the wrists, rather than relying on pure body strength → baseball usage (Bk.)
• WRIST JOB
n. 1. 1969 – an act of masturbation → UK sl.
n. 2. 1990 – an unpleasant person → sl.
n. 3. 2000 – a term of abuse; a ‘wanker’ → UK sl.
• WRIST MARATHON
n. 1990 – masturbation → sl.
• WRIST OF THE FOOT
n. 1649 – the ankle → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WRIST-SLAPPER
n. 1913 – an effeminate or affected youth or man; a goody-goody → Amer. sl.
• WRIST-WATCH
adj. 1. 1900 – contemptible → Royal Navy usage
adj. 2. 1905 – high class; aristocratic → military usage
• WRISTY
adj. 1. 1950 – weak; effeminate; homosexual → sl., orig. US
adj. 2. 2000 – having the characteristics of a masturbator; hence, inferior or unpleasant → UK sl.
• WRITATIVE
adj. 1736 – disposed to write; fond of or addicted to writing; marked by inclination to writing
• WRIT BUG
n. 1940 – a prison inmate who becomes a self-taught lawyer, either to pursue their own case, to combat prison corruption, or to help fellow inmates → US prison sl.
• WRITE
n. 1865 – a lawyer; a scrivener → Sc.
vb. 1. 1930 – of a doctor: to write prescriptions for narcotics → drug culture sl.
vb. 2. 1960 – to pass dud cheques → sl.
vb. 3. 1997 – to create graffiti art → US sl.
• WRITEE
n. 1881 – the person written to, and so, the reader (Bk.)
• WRITE-IN
n. 1980 – a candidate whose name does not appear on the ballot but is written in by the voter → Amer. political sl. (Bk.)
• WRITE IT IN THE CHIMNEY CORNER
vb. 1992 – to make note of an unusual event → Amer. dial.
• WRITE NUMBERS
vb. 1975 – to take bets on illegal policy game (numbers lottery) → US sl.
• WRITE OFF
n. 1. 1914 – a completely wrecked aircraft → Royal Flying Corps usage
n. 2. 1918 – any machine, vehicle, etc., smashed beyond economic repair → sl., orig. chiefly Services’ usage
n. 3. 1919 – a man who is killed → Aust. services’ sl. (Bk.)
n. 4. .M20 – a useless or worthless person; an incompetent person; a no-hoper → sl., chiefly Services’ usage
n. 5. 1970 – a farewell, a termination → sl., orig. military usage
vb. 1910 – to completely destroy or damage something so that it is beyond all hope of repair → sl., orig. Royal Air Force
• WRITE ONESELF OFF
vb. 1. ..20C – to have a motor accident → Aust. sl.
vb. 2. ..20C – to get very drunk → Aust. sl.
vb. 3. 1939 – to get killed, esp. through carelessness or impetuousness → Royal Air Force
• WRITE ONE’S NAME ACROSS ANOTHER’S
vb. L19 – to hit in the face → sl., orig. sporting usage
• WRITE ONE’S NAME ON
vb. M19 – to reserve for oneself; to have the first go at → sl.
• WRITE ONE’S (OWN) TICKET
vb. L19 – to be able to stipulate one’s own conditions; to be in an advantageous position → sl.
• WRITE ON THE SURFACE OF THE SEA
vb. 19C – to act foolishly and to no purpose
• WRITE OUT
vb. 1930 – to order to be killed → US criminals’ sl.
• WRITER
n. 1. 1707 – a lawyer, a notary, a solicitor, an attorney, a law-agent → Sc.
n. 2. 1930 – the member of a confidence team whose responsibility is to address the wrappers on packages of fraudulent newspapers or circulars, to accept 50 percent of the take and to distribute the funds to the other members of the team → US con artist’s sl., obs.
n. 3. 1930 – a doctor who will write prescriptions for narcotics and ask no questions about the user → drug culture sl.
n. 4. 1972 – in a casino: an employee who accepts and records bets on Keno → US sl.
n. 5. 1982 – a graffiti artist → US sl.
n. 6. 1984 – the yeoman who serves as secretary to the captain of a ship → US Navy usage
• WRITER OF SAD, SHORT STORIES
n. 1934 – forgers or other individuals arrested for circulating counterfeit currency who are serving a prison sentence for their actions → US convicts’ sl.
• WRITE SCRIP
vb. 1930 – to give out prescriptions for narcotics → drug culture sl.
• WRITE SCRIPT
vb. 1930 – to give out prescriptions for narcotics → drug culture sl.
• WRITE THE BOOK
vb. 1980 – to be very authoritative or seasoned; to be an expert → Amer. sl.
• WRITE TO JOHN BULL ABOUT IT
phr. 1910 – if your wish to complain, write to the newspapers
• WRITE-UP
n. 1. 1920 – a disciplinary report → US prison sl.
n. 2. 1945 – a eulogistic paragraph or ‘feature’ or article → journalists’ usage
(verbs usually as ‘write up’)
vb. 1. 1920 – to report a convict for misconduct → US prison sl.
vb. 2. 1920 – to report a worker for inadequate work or a misdemeanor → US sl.
• WRITE WITH A FORK
vb. 1925 – to charge three times as much → Aust. sl.
• WRITING
n. 1. 1930 – a narcotics prescription → US drug culture sl.
n. 2. 1930 – a means of smuggling drugs into prison; a letter is soaked in some form of narcotized solution and the text of the letter makes it clear, with simple codes, that this has been done → US drug culture & prison sl.
n. 3. 1990 – graffiti → sl.
• WRITING CROAKER
n. 1930 – a doctor who will write prescriptions for narcotics and ask no questions about the user → drug culture sl.
• WRITING DOCTOR
n. 1930 – a doctor who will write prescriptions for narcotics and ask no questions about the user → drug culture sl.
• WRITINGER
n. 1867 – an expert in handwriting
• WRITING MASTER
n. 1582 – one who teaches to write
• WRITIN’S
n. 1913 – legal papers, will, etc. → legal usage (Bk.)
• WRIT-PUSHER
n. 1909 – a lawyer’s clerk → legal usage
• WRITRIX
n. 1772 – a female writer, an authoress → obs.
• WRITTEN OFF
adj. 1930 – of aircraft: damaged, esp. crashed, beyond repair; of a person: killed, esp. through carelessness → Royal Air Force
• WRIT WRITER
n. 1940 – a prison inmate who becomes a self-taught lawyer, either to pursue their own case, to combat prison corruption, or to help fellow inmates → US prison sl.
• WRIXLE
vb. 1. 1400 – to exchange → obs.
vb. 2. 1540 – to alter, to change; to confound → obs.
• WRIZZLED
adj. 1590 – marked with creases, wrinkles, or corrugations; wrinkled, shrivelled → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
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