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WAIST-CLOTH

\wˈe͡ɪstklˈɒθ], \wˈe‍ɪstklˈɒθ], \w_ˈeɪ_s_t_k_l_ˈɒ_θ]\

Definitions of WAIST-CLOTH

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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n. A cloth or wrapper worn about the waist ;-a covering of canvas or tarpauling for the hammocks stowed on the gangways, between the quarter-deck and the forecastle.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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