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and backwards ; and hinders the maflicated Aliment from, plying a little beaten Pepper on the End of a Spoon to it.

pafiing into the Foramina of the Noftrils in Deglutition. See Deglutition

See Sphenostaphilinus Bartholin fays, that fuch as have no Uvula are fubjefl to

And the Internal, call d the fterygoftaphilmus ; winch the Phthific, and ufually die thereof ; by reafon thecold Air,

draws the Uvula upwards and forwards. See Pterygosta- entering the Lungs too haffily corrupts 'em

™™- ri. , -, ; . . UXORIUM, in Antiquity, a Fine or Forfeit paid by

Both Mufcles move the Uvula upwards, to give room for the Romans for not marrying. See Marri age Politic ll,

iwallowing ; and ferve to raife it, when relax'd and fallen Arithmetic, Sic.

down.— In which Cafe, 'tis ufual to promote its rifing, by ap- UZIFUR, in Chymiflry, a Name fome Authors give to

Cinnabar. See Cinnabar.

WAG

WA Letter peculiar to the Northern Languages, and People ; as the En- m glijb, Dutch, Tolijlj, and others of Teu- y tonic and Sclavonic Original. See Let- ter, and Alphabet.

The W is alfo admitted into the French, Italian, &c. in proper Names, and other Terms borrow'd from the Lan- guages where it is us'd.

In Englijh, the W is ufually a Confonant ; and as fuch, may go before all the Vowels, except u ; as in Want, Wea- pon, Winter, World, &c. See Consonant.

It is fometimes alfo a Vowel ; and as fuch, follows any of the Vowels a, e, o, and unites with them into a kind of double Vowel, or Dipthong ; as in Law, Ewe, Sow, &c.

The Englijh w is founded as the Latin u, in quantum, fuadeo, lingua. — Its Sound is alfo commonly like the grofs,

or full V rapidly pronoune'd. In French, the Sound of

the W, does not differ from that of the fingle V.

WADDING, in Gunnery, a Stopple of Paper, Hay, Straw, old Clouts, igc. fore'd into a Gun upon the Pouder, to keep it clofe in the Chamber; or put up clofe to the Shot, to keep it from rolling out. See Charge.

WAFT.— To waft a Ship, is to convoy her fafe, as Men of War do by Merchanr Ships. See Convoy.

1o make a Waft, is to hang out fome Coat, Sea-Gown, or the like, in the main Shrouds of the Ship ; as a Sign for the Men to come on board, Sgc. Such Waft is alfo fre- quently intended to fhew that a Ship is in diflrefs by a Leak, f$c. and therefore wants help from the Shore, or from other Ships.

WAFTORS.— King Edward IV. conflicted a triumvi- rate of Officers with Naval Power, whom the Patent flyles Cuftodes, ConduSores, and Waftores ; whofe bufinefs chiefly was to guard our Filhermen on the Coafls of Norfolk, and Suffolk. J '

WAGA, or Vaga. See Weigh.

WAGE, in Law, Vadiare, from the French Gager, dare plgnus, to pledge ; fignifies, the giving Security for the

Performance of any thing. See Pledge.- Thus, to wage

Law, is to put in Security that you will make Law, at the Day aflign'd ; and to make Law, is to take an Oath, that a Man owes not a Debt which is claimed of him, and alfo to bring with him fo many Men as the Court fliall affign, who Ihall avow upon their Oaths that they believe he fwears truly.

WAGGON, a kind of Vehicle, or Carriage in common ufe.

There are divers Forms of Waggons accommodated to the divers Ufes they are intended for.

The common Waggon confifts of the Shafts, or Rads, which arc the two Pieces the hind Horfe bears up ; the Welds ; the Slates, which are the crofs Pieces that hold the Shafts toge- ther ; the Solfter, being that Part on which the fore Wheels and Axletrce turn, in wheeling the Waggon a-crofs the Road; the Cheft, or Sody of the Waggon, having the Staves or Rails fix'd thereon ; the Balls, or Hoops which compofe the Top ; the Tilt, the Place cover'd with Cloth at the End of the Waggon : befides the Wheels, Axletrce, &c.

The greater the Wheels of the Waggon, and their circum- ference ; the eafier the Motion ; and the lefs, the heavier, and more uneafy and jogging they go. — The only Reafon why the fore Wheels of Waggons, Sic. are made lefs than the hind Wheels, is for the Conveniency of turning. See Wheel.

But flill, the higher a Waggon, Sic. is fet, the apter it is to over-turn.

The more upright orfquare the Spokes of the Wheels are from the Box, or Centre, the weaker they are when they

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come to bear on either fide : on which account, as alfo to fecure a Wheel from breaking in a fall, they are made con- cave, or difliing.

WAGGONER, in Aftronomy, a kind of Conflellation 5 call'd alfo Charles's Wain. See Charles's Wain.

Waggoner is alfo ufed for a Routter, or Book of Charts, defctibing the Seas, their Coafls, &c. See Chart, and Routter.

WAIF, or Wafe, a Term primarily applied to flolen Goods, which a Thief, being purfu'd or overburden'd, flies, and leaves behind him.

The King's Officer, or the Bailiff of the Lord within whofe Jurifdiction fuch Waifs or Waif Goods were left, (who by Grant, or Prefcription, hath the Franchife of Waif ) may feize the Goods to his Lord's ufe ; except the Owner come with frefh Suit after the Felon, and fue an Appeal within a Year and a Day, or give in Evidence a-

gainft him, and he be attainted. In which Cafes, the

Owner fliall have his Goods again.

Tho Waif be properly fpoken of Things flolen, yet it may alfo be undetftood of Goods not flolen : As, if a Man be purfu'd with Hue and Cry, as a Felon, and he flics and leaves his own Goods ; thefe fliall be forfeit as Goods flo- len ; and are properly call'd Fugitive Goods. See Fugitive.

Waifs, Things loft, and Eftrays, are faid to be Tecus va- grans ; and are nullius in bonis ubi non apparel dominus. And therefore belong to the Lord of the Franchife where they are found ; who mill caufe them to be cried and pub- lifli'd in the Markets and Churches near about : elle the Tear and Day does not run to the prejudice of him that loft them.

WAINSCOT, in Building, the Timber- Work ferving to line the Walls of a Room ; being ufually in Pannels, and painted, to ferve in lieu of Hangings. See Wall, E£?c.

Even in Halls, 'tis common to have Wainfcot brealt high ; by reafon of the natural Humidity of Walls. See Hall.

Some Joiners put Charcoal behind the Pannels of the Wainfcot, to prevent the Sweating of Stone and Brick- Walls from ungluing the Joints of the Pannels. — Others ufe Wool for the fame purpofe. — But neither the one nor the other is fufficient in fome Houfes: The only fure way, is by priming over the back-fides of the Joints with White Lead, Spanifli Brown, and Linfeed Oil.

Wainfcotting with Norway Oak, the Workman finding Stuff, is valu'd at fix or feven Shillings per Yard fquare.— 'Plain fquare Wainfcotting, the Workman finding Deal,' is valu'd at three Shillings, or three Shillings fix Pence per Yard.— Large bifetlion Wainfcotting, with liantzick Stuff, is valued at fix or feven Shillings per Yard ; and ordinary SifeCiiou Work at three Shillings fix Pence per Yard.

Note, In taking Dimenfions, they ufe a String, which they prefs into all the Mouldings ; it being a Rule that they are to be paid for all where the Plane goes.

WAIVE, in Law, a Woman that is outlaw'd. See Out- law.

She is called Waive, as being forfaken of the Law : and not Outlaw, as a Man is ; by reafon Women cannot be of the T)eccnna, are not fworn in Leets to the Kin**, nor to the Law, as Men are ; who therefore are within the Law : whereas Women are not ; and fo cannot be outlaw'd, fince they never were within it.

In this Senfe, we read, Waviaria Mulieris, as of the fame Import with Utlegatio Viri.

WAKE of a Ship, is the fmooth_\Vater that runs from a Ship's Stern, when flie is under fall.

By this, a good Guefs may be made of the Speed ihe makes. See Reckoning.

They alfo judge from this, whether the Ship goes as /lie looks ; that is, whether (lie makes her way right ahead, as

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