Chapter 1885

Whip and spur , with the utmost haste. -- Whip crane , ∨ Whip purchase , a simple form of crane having a small drum from which the load is suspended, turned by pulling on a rope wound around larger drum on the same axle. -- Whip gin . See Gin block , under 5th Gin . -- Whip grafting . See under Grafting . -- Whip hand , the hand with which the whip is used; hence, advantage; mastery; as, to have or get the whip hand of a person. Dryden . -- Whip ray (Zo\'94l.) , the European eagle ray. See under Ray . -- Whip roll (Weaving) , a roll or bar, behind the reeds in a loom, on which the warp threads rest. -- Whip scorpion (Zo\'94l.) , any one of numerous species of arachnids belonging to Thelyphonus and allied genera. They somewhat resemble true scorpions, but have a long, slender bristle, or lashlike organ, at the end of the body, instead of a sting. -- Whip snake (Zo\'94l.) , any one of various species of slender snakes. Specifically: (a) A bright green South American tree snake ( Philodryas viridissimus ) having a long and slender body. It is not venomous. Called also emerald whip snake . (b) The coachwhip snake.

Whipcord <Xpage=1647>

Whip"cord` (?) , n. A kind of hard-twisted or braided cord, sometimes used for making whiplashes.

Whipgraft <Xpage=1647>

Whip"graft` (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Whipgrafted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Whipgrafting .] To graft by cutting the scion and stock in a certain manner. See Whip grafting , under Grafting .

Whiplash <Xpage=1647>

Whip"lash` (?) , n. The lash of a whip, -- usually made of thongs of leather, or of cords, braided or twisted.

Whipparee <Xpage=1647>

Whip`pa*ree" (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) (a) A large sting ray ( Dasybatis, &or; Trygon, Sayi ) native of the Southern United States. It is destitute of large spines on the body and tail. (b) A large sting ray ( Rhinoptera bonasus , or R. quadriloba ) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. Its snout appears to be four-lobed when viewed in front, whence it is also called cow-nosed ray .

Whipper <Xpage=1647>

Whip"per (?) , n.

1. One who whips; especially, an officer who inflicts the penalty of legal whipping.

2. One who raises coal or merchandise with a tackle from a chip's hold. [Eng.]

3. (Spinning) A kind of simple willow.

Whipperin <Xpage=1647>

Whip"per*in` (?) , n.

1. A huntsman who keeps the hounds from wandering, and whips them in, if necessary, to the of chase.

2. Hence, one who enforces the discipline of a party, and urges the attendance and support of the members on all necessary occasions. <-- = whip, 6 (a) -->

Whippersnapper <Xpage=1647>

Whip"per*snap`per (?) , n. A diminutive, insignificant, or presumptuous person. [Colloq.] "Little whippersnappers like you."

T. Hughes.

Whipping <Xpage=1647>

Whip"ping (?) , a & n. from Whip , v.

Whipping post , a post to which offenders are tied, to be legally whipped.

Whippletree <Xpage=1647>

Whip"ple*tree` (?) , n. [See Whip , and cf. Whiffletree .]

1. The pivoted or swinging bar to which the traces, or tugs, of a harness are fastened, and by which a carriage, a plow, or other implement or vehicle, is drawn; a whiffletree; a swingletree; a singletree. See Singletree .

[People] cut their own whippletree in the woodlot. Emerson.

2. (Bot.) The cornel tree.

Chaucer.

Whip-poor-will <Xpage=1647>

Whip"-poor-will` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) An American bird ( Antrostomus vociferus ) allied to the nighthawk and goatsucker; -- so called in imitation of the peculiar notes which it utters in the evening. [Written also whippowil .]

Whipsaw <Xpage=1647>

Whip"saw` (?) , n. A saw for dividing timber lengthwise, usually set in a frame, and worked by two persons; also, a fret saw.

Whip-shaped <Xpage=1647>

Whip"-shaped` (?) , a. Shaped like the lash of a whip; long, slender, round, and tapering; as, a whip-shaped root or stem .

Whipstaff <Xpage=1647>

Whip"staff` (?) , n. (Naut.) A bar attached to the tiller, for convenience in steering.

Whipstalk <Xpage=1647>

Whip"stalk` (?) , n. A whipstock.

Whipster <Xpage=1647>

Whip"ster (?) , n. [ Whip + -ster .] A nimble little fellow; a whippersnapper.

Every puny whipster gets my sword. Shak.

Whipstick <Xpage=1647>

Whip"stick` (?) , n. Whip handle; whipstock.

Whipstitch <Xpage=1647>

Whip"stitch` (?) , n.

1. A tailor; -- so called in contempt.

2. Anything hastily put or stitched together; hence, a hasty composition. [R.]

Dryden.

3. (Agric.) The act or process of whipstitching.

Whipstitch <Xpage=1647>

Whip"stitch` , v. t. (Agric.) To rafter; to plow in ridges, as land. [Eng.]

Whipstock <Xpage=1647>

Whip"stock` (?) , n. The rod or handle to which the lash of a whip is fastened.

Whipt <Xpage=1647>

Whipt (?) , imp. & p. p. of Whip . Whipped.

Whip-tom-kelly <Xpage=1647>

Whip"-tom`-kel"ly (?) , n. [So called in imitation of its notes.] (Zo\'94l.) A vireo ( Vireo altiloquus ) native of the West Indies and Florida; -- called also black-whiskered vireo .

Whipworm <Xpage=1647>

Whip"worm` (?) , n. [So called from its shape.] (Zo\'94l.) A nematode worm ( Trichocephalus dispar ) often found parasitic in the human intestine. Its body is thickened posteriorly, but is very long and threadlike anteriorly.

Whir <Xpage=1647>

Whir (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Whirred (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Whirring .] [Perhaps of imitative origin; cf. D. hvirre to whirl, and E. hurr , hurry , whirl . <?/<?/<?/.] To whirl round, or revolve, with a whizzing noise; to fly or more quickly with a buzzing or whizzing sound; to whiz.

The partridge bursts away on whirring wings. Beattie.

Whir <Xpage=1647>

Whir , v. t. [See Whir to whiz.] To hurry a long with a whizzing sound. [R.]

This world to me is like a lasting storm, Whirring me from my friends. Shak.

Whir <Xpage=1647>

Whir , n. A buzzing or whizzing sound produced by rapid or whirling motion; as, the whir of a partridge; the whir of a spinning wheel.

Whirl <Xpage=1647>

Whirl (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Whirled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Whirling .] [OE. whirlen , probably from the Scand.; cf. Icel. & Sw. hvirfla , Dan. hvirvle ; akin to D. wervelen , G. wirbeln , freq. of the verb seen in Icel. hverfa to turn. &root;16. See Wharf , and cf. Warble , Whorl .]

1. To turn round rapidly; to cause to rotate with velocity; to make to revolve.

He whirls his sword around without delay. Dryden.

2. To remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a revolving motion; to snatch; to harry.

Chaucer.

See, see the chariot, and those rushing wheels, That whirled the prophet up at Chebar flood. Milton.

The passionate heart of the poet is whirl'd into folly. Tennyson.

Whirl <Xpage=1647>

Whirl , v. i.

1. To be turned round rapidly; to move round with velocity; to revolve or rotate with great speed; to gyrate. "The whirling year vainly my dizzy eyes pursue."

J. H. Newman.

The wooden engine flies and whirls about. Dryden.

2. To move hastily or swiftly.

But whirled away to shun his hateful sight. Dryden.

Whirl <Xpage=1647>

Whirl , n. [Cf. Dan. hvirvel , Sw. hvirfvel , Icel. hvirfill the crown of the head, G. wirbel whirl, crown of the head, D. wervel . See Whirl , v. t. ]

1. A turning with rapidity or velocity; rapid rotation or circumvolution; quick gyration; rapid or confusing motion; as, the whirl of a top; the whirl of a wheel . "In no breathless whirl ."

J. H. Newman.

The rapid . . . whirl of things here below interrupt not the inviolable rest and calmness of the noble beings above. South.

2. Anything that moves with a whirling motion.

He saw Falmouth under gray, iron skies, and whirls of March dust. Carlyle.

3. A revolving hook used in twisting, as the hooked spindle of a rope machine, to which the threads to be twisted are attached.

4. (Bot. & Zo\'94l.) A whorl. See Whorl .

Whirlabout <Xpage=1647>

Whirl"a*bout` (?) , n. Something that whirls or turns about in a rapid manner; a whirligig.

Whirlbat <Xpage=1647>

Whirl"bat` (?) , n. Anything moved with a whirl, as preparatory for a blow, or to augment the force of it; -- applied by poets to the cestus of ancient boxers.

The whirlbat and the rapid race shall be Reserved for C\'91sar. Dryden.

Whirl-blast <Xpage=1647>

Whirl"-blast` (?) , n. A whirling blast or wind.

A whirl-blast from behind the hill. Wordsworth.

Whirlbone <Xpage=1647>

Whirl"bone` (?) , n. (Anat.) (a) The huckle bone. [Obs.] (b) The patella, or kneepan. [Obs.]

Ainsworth.

Whirler <Xpage=1647>

Whirl"er (?) , n. One who, or that which, whirls.

Whirlicote <Xpage=1647>

Whirl"i*cote (?) , n. An open car or chariot. [Obs.]

Of old time coaches were not known in this island, but chariots, or whirlicotes . Stow.

Whirligig <Xpage=1647>

Whirl"i*gig (?) , n. [ Whirl + gig .]

1. A child's toy, spun or whirled around like a wheel upon an axis, or like a top.

Johnson.

2. Anything which whirls around, or in which persons or things are whirled about, as a frame with seats or wooden horses.

With a whirligig of jubilant mosquitoes spinning about each head. G. W. Cable.

3. A medi\'91val instrument for punishing petty offenders, being a kind of wooden cage turning on a pivot, in which the offender was whirled round with great velocity.

4. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous species of beetles belonging to Gyrinus and allied genera. The body is firm, oval or boatlike in form, and usually dark colored with a bronzelike luster. These beetles live mostly on the surface of water, and move about with great celerity in a gyrating, or circular, manner, but they are also able to dive and swim rapidly. The larva is aquatic. Called also weaver , whirlwig , and whirlwig beetle .

Whirling <Xpage=1647>

Whirl"ing (?) , a. & n. from Whirl , v. t.

Whirling table . (a) (Physics) An apparatus provided with one or more revolving disks, with weights, pulleys, and other attachments, for illustrating the phenomena and laws of centrifugal force, and the like. (b) A potter's wheel.

Whirlpit <Xpage=1647>

Whirl"pit` (?) , n. A whirlpool. [Obs.] "Raging whirlpits ."

Sandys.

Whirlpool <Xpage=1647>

Whirl"pool` (?) , n.

1. An eddy or vortex of water; a place in a body of water where the water moves round in a circle so as to produce a depression or cavity in the center, into which floating objects may be drawn; any body of water having a more or less circular motion caused by its flowing in an irregular channel, by the coming together of opposing currents, or the like.

2. A sea monster of the whale kind. [Obs.]

Spenser.

The Indian Sea breedeth the most and the biggest fishes that are; among which the whales and whirlpools , called "bal\'91n\'91," take up in length as much as four . . . arpents of land. Holland.

Whirlwig <Xpage=1647>

Whirl"wig` (?) , n. [Cf. Earwig .] (Zo\'94l.) A whirligig.

Whirlwind <Xpage=1647>

Whirl"wind` (?) , n. [Cf. Icel. hvirfilvindr , Sw. hvirfvelvind , Dan. hvirvelvind , G. wirbelwind . See Whirl , and Wind , n. ]

1. A violent windstorm of limited extent, as the tornado, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air. It usually has a rapid progressive motion.

The swift dark whirlwind that uproots the woods. And drowns the villages. Bryant.

&hand; Some meteorologists apply the word whirlwind to the larger rotary storm also, such as cyclones.

2. Fig.: A body of objects sweeping violently onward. "The whirlwind of hounds and hunters."

Macaulay.

Whirry <Xpage=1647>

Whir"ry (?) , v. i. To whir. [Obs.]

Whirtle <Xpage=1647>

Whir"tle (?) , n. (Mech.) A perforated steel die through which wires or tubes are drawn to form them.

Whisk <Xpage=1647>

Whisk (?) , n. [See Whist , n. ] A game at cards; whist. [Obs.]

Taylor (1630).

Whisk <Xpage=1647>

Whisk , n. [Probably for wisk , and of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. visk a wisp; akin to Dan. visk , Sw. viska , D. wisch , OHG. wisc , G. wisch . See Wisp .]

1. The act of whisking; a rapid, sweeping motion, as of something light; a sudden motion or quick puff.

This first sad whisk Takes off thy dukedom; thou art but an earl. J. Fletcher.

2. A small bunch of grass, straw, twigs, hair, or the like, used for a brush; hence, a brush or small besom, as of broom corn.

3. A small culinary instrument made of wire, or the like, for whisking or beating eggs, cream, etc.

Boyle.

4. A kind of cape, forming part of a woman's dress.

My wife in her new lace whisk . Pepys.

5. An impertinent fellow. [Prov. Eng.]

Halliwell.

6. A plane used by coopers for evening chines.

Whisk <Xpage=1647>

Whisk , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Whisked (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Whisking .] [Cf. Dan. viske , Sw. viska , G. wischen , D. wisschen . See Whisk , n. ]

1. To sweep, brush, or agitate, with a light, rapid motion; as, to whisk dust from a table; to whisk the white of eggs into a froth.

2. To move with a quick, sweeping motion.

He that walks in gray, whisking his riding rod. J. Fletcher.

I beg she would not impale worms, nor whisk carp out of one element into another. Walpole.

Whisk <Xpage=1647>

Whisk , v. i. To move nimbly at with velocity; to make a sudden agile movement.

Whisker <Xpage=1647>

Whisk"er (?) , n.

1. One who, or that which, whisks, or moves with a quick, sweeping motion.

2. Formerly, the hair of the upper lip; a mustache; -- usually in the plural.

Hoary whiskers and a forky beard. Pope.

3. pl. That part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face, or upon the chin, or upon both; as, side whiskers ; chin whiskers .

4. A hair of the beard.

5. One of the long, projecting hairs growing at the sides of the mouth of a cat, or other animal.

6. pl. (Naut.) Iron rods extending on either side of the bowsprit, to spread, or guy out, the stays, etc.

Whiskered <Xpage=1647>

Whisk"ered (?) , a.

1. Formed into whiskers; furnished with whiskers; having or wearing whiskers.

Our forefathers, a grave, whiskered race. Cowper.

2. (Zo\'94l.) Having elongated hairs, feathers, or bristles on the cheeks.

The whiskered vermin race. Grainger.

Whiskerless <Xpage=1647>

Whisk"er*less (?) , a. Being without whiskers.

Whisket <Xpage=1647>

Whis"ket (?) , n. [Cf. Wisket .]

1. A basket; esp., a straw provender basket. [Prov. Eng.]

Halliwell.

2. (Mach.) A small lathe for turning wooden pins.

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Whiskey <Xpage=1648>

Whis"key (?) , n. Same as Whisky , a liquor.

Whiskey, Whisky <Xpage=1648>

Whis"key , Whis"ky , n. ; pl. Whiskeys (#) or Whiskies . [See Whisk , v. t. & n. ] A light carriage built for rapid motion; -- called also tim-whiskey .

Whiskin <Xpage=1648>

Whisk"in (?) , n. A shallow drinking bowl. [Prov. Eng.]

Ray.

Whisking <Xpage=1648>

Whisk"ing , a.

1. Sweeping along lightly.

2. Large; great. [Prov. Eng.]

Whisky, Whiskey <Xpage=1648>

Whis"ky , Whis"key (?) , n. [Ir. or Gael. uisge water (perhaps akin to E. wash , water ) in uisgebeatha whiskey, properly, water of life. Cf. Usquebaugh .] An intoxicating liquor distilled from grain, potatoes, etc., especially in Scotland, Ireland, and the United States. In the United States, whisky is generally distilled from maize, rye, or wheat, but in Scotland and Ireland it is often made from malted barley.

Bourbon whisky , corn whisky made in Bourbon County, Kentucky. -- Crooked whisky . See under Crooked . -- Whisky Jack (Zo\'94l.) , the Canada jay ( Perisoreus Canadensis ). It is noted for its fearless and familiar habits when it frequents the camps of lumbermen in the winter season. Its color is dull grayish blue, lighter beneath. Called also moose bird .

Whiskyfied, Whiskeyfied <Xpage=1648>

Whis"ky*fied , Whis"key*fied (?) , a. [ Whisky + -fy .] Drunk with whisky; intoxicated. [Humorous]

Thackeray.

Whisp <Xpage=1648>

Whisp (?) , n. See Wisp .

Whisp <Xpage=1648>

Whisp , n. (Zo\'94l.) A flock of snipe.

Whisper <Xpage=1648>

Whis"per (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Whispered (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Whispering .] [AS. hwisprian ; akin to G. wispern , wispeln , OHG. hwispal<?/n , Icel. hv\'c6skra , Sw. hviska , Dan. hviske ; of imitative origin. Cf. Whistle .]

1. To speak softly, or under the breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibration in the larynx which gives sonorous, or vocal, sound. See Whisper , n.

2. To make a low, sibilant sound or noise.

The hollow, whispering breeze. Thomson.

3. To speak with suspicion, or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting.

All that hate me whisper together against me. Ps. xli. 7.

Whisper <Xpage=1648>

Whis"per , v. t.