between-whiles, adv.
(bɪˈtwiːnhwaɪlz)
[f. between prep. + while.]
In the intervals of time; at intervals.
| 1678 J. Phillips Tavernier's Trav. v. xviii. 242 Between whiles they have Sweetmeats, Coffee, and Fruits. 1838 Dickens Nich. Nick. xxx, Regaling the social circle between-whiles. 1850 L. Hunt Autobiog. xv. (1860) 237 Betweenwhiles he would walk in the garden. |
b. quasi-adj.
| 1859 G. Meredith R. Feverel iii. (1885) 17 A monotonous betweenwhiles kind of talk. |