wanion

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wanion (arch.) phr. with (in) a w. with a vengeance. XVI (revived XIX). alt. of †waniand (XIV) in phr. †in the w., prob. with ellipsis of mone moon, repr. OE. on waniġendum mōnan at the time of the waning moon, i.e. in an unlucky hour; see WANE.

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