waith horn

waith horn
vaity-kabe (an upright piece of wood fitted on the gunwale of a boat with a tip notch to enable fishing line to run freely (Scottish dialect)

Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.

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  • Waith — This interesting and unusual surname is a variant of Waite, which is an English occupational name for a watchman, introduced into England after the Norman Conquest of 1066, and derived from the Old Norman French waite , Old French guait . The… …   Surnames reference

  • vaity-kabe — an upright piece of wood fitted on the gunwale of a boat with a tip notch to enable fishing line to run freely (Shetland Isles dialect). See also waith horn …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • Waight — This interesting and unusual surname is a variant of Waite, which is an English occupational name for a watchman, introduced into England after the Norman Conquest of 1066, and derived from the Old Norman French waite , Old French guait . The… …   Surnames reference

  • Whate — This interesting and unusual surname is a variant of Waite, which is an English occupational name for a watchman, introduced into England after the Norman Conquest of 1066, and derived from the Old Norman French waite , Old French guait . The… …   Surnames reference

  • Weight — This interesting and unusual surname is English. It is an occupational name for a member of the town watch . Introduced into England after the Norman Conquest of 1066, and derived from the Old Norman French word guait , the name applied… …   Surnames reference

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