waney

[wey-nee]

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adjective, wan·i·er, wan·i·est.

wany(def 1).
(of a timber) having a wane or wanes.

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Origin of waney

First recorded in 1655–65; wane + -y¹

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Historical Examples

About one-third of the boards of a log have rough edges, and are called "waney."
Handwork in Wood
William Noyes