Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - waffle
Waffle
waffle
1. n. & v. esp. Brit. colloq. --n. verbose but aimless or ignorant talk or writing. --v.intr. indulge in waffle. Derivatives waffler n. waffly adj. Etymology: orig. dial., frequent. of waff = yelp, yap (imit.) 2. n. esp. US a small crisp batter cake. Phrases and idioms waffle-iron a utensil, usu. of two shallow metal pans hinged together, for baking waffles. Etymology: Du. wafel, waefel f. MLG wafel: cf. WAFER
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I. noun Etymology: Dutch wafel, from Middle Dutch wafele; akin to Old High German waba honeycomb, Old English wefan to weave Date: 1744 a crisp cake of batter baked in a ~ iron, II. intransitive verb (~d; waffling) Etymology: frequentative of obsolete woff to yelp, of imitative origin Date: 1868 equivocate, vacillate , to talk or write foolishly ; blather , ~r noun III. noun Date: circa 1888 empty or pretentious words ; tripe ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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