wheft

English

Etymology

Possibly a blend of waft (“breeze, indicative flag”) +‎ Middle English wef (“odour, stench”), itself likely derived from weven (“to move about”) or a variant of wayf; compare wek, variant of weyk (“weak”).

Pronunciation

Noun

wheft (plural whefts)

  1. (nautical) A waft (flag used to indicate wind direction or, with a knot tied in the center, as a signal)
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