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WHIRLING-TABLE, n. A machine contrived to exhibit and demonstrate the principal ...
WHIRLING, ppr. Turning or moving round with velocity.
WHIRLIGIG, n. [whirl and gig.] 1. A toy which children spin or whirl round. 2. I...
WHIRLED, pp. 1. Turned round with velocity. 2. In botany, growing in whirls; bea...
WHIRL-PIT, n. A whirlpool. [Not used.]
WHIRL-BONE, n. [whirl and bone.] The patella; the cap of the knee; the knee-pan.
WHIRL-BLAST, n. [whirl and blast.] A whirling blast of wind.
WHIRL-BAT, n. [whirl and bat.] Any thing moved with a whirl as preparatory for a...
WHIRL, v.t. hwurl. [G., to whirl, to warble. L.] TO turn round rapidly; to turn ...
WHIR, v.i. hwur. To whirl round with noise; to fly with noise. WHIR , v.t. To hu...
WHIPT, pp. of whip; sometimes used for whipped.
WHIPSTER, n. A nimble fellow.
WHIPPOWIL, n. The popular name of an American bird, so called from its note, or ...
WHIPPLE-TREE, n. [whip and tree; but qu. Is it no whiffle-tree?] The bar to whic...
WHIPPING-POST, n. [whipping and post.] A post to which offenders are tied when w...
WHIPPING, ppr. Striking with a whip; punishing with a whip; enwrapping. WHIPPING...