Obs. exc. dial. Now dial. wapsy. [f. WASP sb. + -Y3.] A wasp.
a. 1529. Skelton, E. Rummyng, 330. Angry as a waspy!
a. 1825. Forby, Voc. E. Anglia, Waps, wapsy, a wasp.
Obs. exc. dial. Now dial. wapsy. [f. WASP sb. + -Y3.] A wasp.
a. 1529. Skelton, E. Rummyng, 330. Angry as a waspy!
a. 1825. Forby, Voc. E. Anglia, Waps, wapsy, a wasp.