waylay
verb (used with object)
to intercept or attack from ambush, as in order to rob, seize, or slay.
waylayer
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a word derived from
waylay.
Example Sentences
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Also, he clutched his pungent prize greedily, and, with a show of spirit, faced his grim waylayer.
From Options by O. Henry
Nay, but a woodman, an outlaw, a waylayer; so say our men, that he fell on them with the cry: A-Tofts!
From Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair by William Morris
