Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians; not used in the singular.
Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen.
One who watches; a watchman.
To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany; to await.
To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.
To cause to wait; to defer; to postpone; - said of a meal; as, to wait dinner.
To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation of; to await; as, to wait orders.
To stay or rest in expectation; to stop or remain stationary till the arrival of some person or event; to rest in patience; to stay; not to depart.
To watch; to observe; to take notice.
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If I am not in, wait for me.
- "The Crooked House", Brandon Fleming.
The thing to do is to wait.
- "The Firing Line", Robert W. Chambers.