[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

waft \waft\, n.
   1. a wave or current of wind. "everywaft of the air."
      --longfellow.
      1913 webster

            in this dire season, oft the whirlwind's wing
            sweeps up the burden of whole wintry plains
            in one wide waft.                     --thomson.
      1913 webster

   2. a signal made by waving something, as a flag, in the air.
      1913 webster

   3. an unpleasant flavor. obs.
      1913 webster

   4. naut. a knot, or stop, in the middle of a flag. written
      also wheft.
      1913 webster

   note: a flag with a waft in it, when hoisted at the staff, or
         half way to the gaff, means, a man overboard; at the
         peak, a desire to communicate; at the masthead, "recall
         boats."
         1913 webster
see also:
wheft 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

wheft \wheft\, n.
   1. naut. see waft, n., 4.
      1913 webster

   2. naut. a kind of streamer or flag used either as a
      signal, or at the masthead for ornament or to indicate the
      direction of the wind to aid in steering.
      webster 1913 suppl.
see also:
waft 

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