adj
Meaning 1
Possessing or indicating lack; deficient.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dialectal
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: wanting
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
wanty
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noun
Meaning 2
A girth or belly-band for a horse's harness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dialectal
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A leather tie; a short wagon rope
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dialectal
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
A stretch of fishing-lines shot in the water.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dialectal
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History
Etymology
From want + -y.
From Middle English waynte, equivalent to womb + tie.