Both Uses of
waylay
in
The War of the Worlds
- I failed to find Lord Hilton at his house, but I was told he was expected from London by the six o'clock train from Waterloo; and as it was then about a quarter past five, I went home, had some tea, and walked up to the station to waylay him.†
Chpt 1.3 *
- A nocturnal newspaper reporter, mistaking my brother for the traffic manager, to whom he bears a slight resemblance, waylaid and tried to interview him.†
Chpt 1.14
Definition:
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(waylay) to stop someone (without their forewarning) to attack them or to talk