wade | A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

Wade
·noun <<Woad>>. II. Wade ·noun The act of <<Wading>>. III. Wade ·vi To <<Go>>; to move forward. I...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Wade, Thomas
(1805-1875) Poet, b. at Woodbridge, pub. poems, dramas, sonnets, and a translation of Dante's Infer...

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
wade, to
An Anglo-Saxon word, meaning to pass through water without swimming. In the north, the sun was said ...

The Sailor's Word-Book