Hypertext Webster Gateway: "wheft"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Waft \Waft\, n.
1. A wave or current of wind. ``Everywaft of the air.''
--Longfellow.
In this dire season, oft the whirlwind's wing Sweeps
up the burden of whole wintry plains In one wide
waft. --Thomson.
2. A signal made by waving something, as a flag, in the air.
3. An unpleasant flavor. [Obs.]
4. (Naut.) A knot, or stop, in the middle of a flag. [Written
also {wheft}.]
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.''
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Wheft \Wheft\, n. (Naut.)
See {Waft}, n., 4.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Wheft \Wheft\, n. (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.
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