Definition of "wight" []

• Obsolete A living being; a creature. (noun)
• Archaic Valorous; brave. (adjective)

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• "The unfortunate wight is the one who can take many glasses without betraying a sign, who must take numerous glasses in order to get the "kick.""
• "Meantime the hump of that awful bump Into the heavens contrived to get To so great a height that they called the wight The man with the minaret."
• "The wight is a stranger, never before did I see him about this quarter or this street."