Both Uses
waylay
in
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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- He waylaid other boys as they came, and went on buying tickets of various colors ten or fifteen minutes longer.†
Chpt 4 *
- Waylay people—that's mostly the way.†
Chpt 33
Definitions:
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(1)
(waylay) to stop someone unexpectedly -- usually to attack or to talk
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)