Two cowboys come upon an Indian lying on his stomach with his ear to the ground. One of the cowboys stops and says to the other, "You see that Indian?"
"Yeah," says the other cowboy.
"Look," says the first one, "he’s listening to the ground. He can hear things for miles in any direction."
Just then the Indian looks up. "Covered wagon," he says, "about two miles away. Have two horses, one brown, one white. Man, woman, child, household effects in wagon."
"Incredible!" says the cowboy to his friend. "This Indian knows how far away they are, how many horses, what color they are, who is in the wagon, and what is in the wagon. Amazing!"
The Indian looks up and says, "Ran over me about a half hour ago."
n. - object, esp. A lifelike dummy, modelled in wax.
- (in pl.) Exhibition of wax dummies.
WAYBILL
n. List of passengers or parcels on a vehicle.
WAYSIDE
n. - side of a road.
- land at the side of a road.
WAYWARD
adj. Childishly self-willed; capricious. waywardness n. [from *away, *-ward]
WEALTHY
adj. (-ier, -iest) having an abundance, esp. Of money.
WEATHER
forecast n. Assessment of likely weather.
- —n. - state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, cloudiness, dryness, sunshine, wind, and rain etc.
- (attrib.) Naut. Windward. —v. - expose to or affect by atmospheric changes; season (wood).
- be discoloured or worn in this way.
- a come safely through (a storm). B survive (a difficult period etc.).
- get to the windward of (a cape etc.). keep a weather eye open be watchful. Make heavy weather of colloq. Exaggerate the difficulty presented by. Under the weather colloq. Indisposed. [old english]
WEBBING
n. Strong narrow closely-woven fabric used for belts etc.
WEDDING
breakfast n. Meal etc. Between a wedding and departure for the honeymoon.
- cake n. Rich iced cake served at a wedding reception.
- n. Marriage ceremony. [old english: related to *wed]
- ring n. Ring worn by a married person.
WEDLOCK
n. The married state. born in (or out of) wedlock born of married (or unmarried) parents. [old english, = marriage vow]
