warine

English

Etymology

Anglicization of French ouarine, a misreading of ouariue (i.e. ouarive), ultimately from the same source as guariba.[1][2]

Noun

warine (plural warines)

A guariba: a South American monkey (sapajou).

References

“warine”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Jas. Platt, Jun., in The Athenaeum, number 3840, 1 June 1901, page 695-696
New English Dictionary, volume 10 part 2, V–Z (1928): warine

Anagrams

Newari, wearin'

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