Waster

Definitions

1. A kind of cudgel; also, a blunt-edged sword used as a foil.
   obsolete
2. Someone or something that wastes; someone who squanders or spends extravagantly.
3. An imperfection in the wick of a candle, causing it to waste.
   dialectal
4. A leister; a spear for catching fish.
   Scotland, obsolete
5. A destroyer or plunderer.
   obsolete
6. An item that is spoiled during its manufacture.

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Examples

“He also that is slothful in his work⟳ is brother to him that is a great waster.”

“Unless the cast⟳ was very hot indeed, the steel would refuse⟳ to ascend, and a great many wasters were caused thereby.”

“Or, as they that play⟳ at wasters exercise themselves by a few cudgels how to avoid⟳ an enemy's blows, let⟳ us arm ourselves against all such violent incursions which may invade our minds.”

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