WEKAU
We"kau, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small New Zealand owl (Sceloglaux albifacies). It has short wings and long legs, and lives chiefly on the ground.
WEKEEN
We*keen", n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The meadow pipit. [Prov. Eng.]
WELAWAY
Wel"a*way, interj. Etym: [OE. welaway, walaway, weilawey; wei wo!
(Icel. vei) + la lo! (AS. la) + wei wo!; cf. AS. wa la wa. See Woe.]
Defn: Alas! [Obs.]
Then welaway, for she undone was clean. Wyatt.
WEL-BEGONE
Wel"-be*gone`, a. Etym: [OE. wel-begon. See Well, and Begone.]
Defn: Surrounded with happiness or prosperity. [Obs.]
Fair and rich and young and wel-begone. Chaucer.
WELCH
Welch, a.
Defn: See Welsh. [R.]