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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
waylay/weɪˈleɪ/

▶verb (past and past part. waylaid) intercept in order to attack.

■ intercept and detain with questions, conversation, etc.

– derivatives
waylayer noun.

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