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WHIP-STAFF, n. [whip and staff.] In ships, a bar by which the rudder is turned. ...
WHIP-STITCH, v.t. [whip and stitch.] In agriculture, to half-plow or to rafter l...
WHIP-STOCK, n. [whip and stock.] The rod or staff to which the lash of a whip is...
WHIPPED, pp. Struck with a whip; punished; enwrapped; sewed slightly.
WHIPPER, n. One who whips; particularly, an officer who inflicts the penalty of ...
WHIPPING, ppr. Striking with a whip; punishing with a whip; enwrapping. WHIPPING...
WHIPPING-POST, n. [whipping and post.] A post to which offenders are tied when w...
WHIPPLE-TREE, n. [whip and tree; but qu. Is it no whiffle-tree?] The bar to whic...
WHIPPOWIL, n. The popular name of an American bird, so called from its note, or ...
WHIPSTER, n. A nimble fellow.
WHIPT, pp. of whip; sometimes used for whipped.
WHIR, v.i. hwur. To whirl round with noise; to fly with noise. WHIR , v.t. To hu...
WHIRL, v.t. hwurl. [G., to whirl, to warble. L.] TO turn round rapidly; to turn ...
WHIRL-BAT, n. [whirl and bat.] Any thing moved with a whirl as preparatory for a...
WHIRL-BLAST, n. [whirl and blast.] A whirling blast of wind.
WHIRL-BONE, n. [whirl and bone.] The patella; the cap of the knee; the knee-pan.