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More than other factors, hunger prompted waifs to steal.
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Unlike many waifs, these creatures are actively carnivorous, and lead beings astray.
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Literary waifs are frequently depicted with a frail appearance, although such physical aspects are not inherent in the term.
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He has been described as compassionate, moral, sensitive and full of integrity; taking in waifs and strays and helping his neighbours whenever possible.
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A grant of waif and stray permitted the landowner to take ownership of such goods or animals if they remained unclaimed after a set period of time.
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Old pro who's paid her dues and wide-eyed waif who's still seeking the jackpot.
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In later centuries, the expression waifs and strays came to be used as metaphors for and ultimately became synonymous with abandoned or neglected children.
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During this time, the fashion industry was promoting models with waif bodies and androgynous women, which left a void.
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The young one is a waif adopted as his son.
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Designers have continued to embrace her androgynous, waif look.
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