wanion
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of wanion
1540–50; alteration of waniand, Middle English: present participle of wanien to wane ( see -ing 2), from the phrase in the waniand ( mone ) in the time of the waning (moon), i.e., in an unlucky hour
Example Sentences
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"Peace, dame, with a wanion to ye!" said Raoul.
From The Betrothed by Sir Walter Scott
With a wanion, bad luck to you: with a vengeance, vehemently.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Merci; no: let him go with a wanion.
From The Cloister and the Hearth by Charles Reade
I would worthy and learned Doctor Rochecliffe had been here, with his battery ready-mounted from the Vulgate, and the Septuagint, and what not—he would have battered the presbyterian spirit out of him with a wanion.
From Woodstock; or, the Cavalier by Sir Walter Scott
And so fling good silver after bad? merci; no: let him go with a wanion.
From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Charles Reade
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