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wharrow
wharrow (ˈhwærəʊ) Also 6 whar(r)owe, wherrow(e, 9 worra. [By-form of wharve n.] = wharve n. Obs. exc. dial. (= grooved pulley in spinning-wheel). Also attrib. wharrow-spindle (a heraldic bearing).[c 1475 Pict. Voc. in Wr.-Wülcker 794/18 Hoc vertebrum, a aworowylle.] 1519 W. Horman Vulg. 149 b, I wot...
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Argyle House, Millers Point
historical development of Millers Point in the second half of the nineteenth century to provide residential and ancillary accommodation associated with the wharve
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whern
¶ whern(e error for wheru(e, wharve n.1552 Huloet, Wherne. Loke in whorle. 1631 J. Anchoran Comenius' Gate Tongues 98 [They] draw their threads, whether it be with a reele, or with a spindle, and a wherne. 1668 Wilkins Real Char. Alph. Dict., Wherl, Whern.
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List of English words of Old English origin
whaleboat
whalebone
whalefish
whalelike
whaleling
whalelore
whaleman
whalemeat
whaler
whaleship
whaleshit
whalesong
whalespeak
whalesucker
whaling
whan
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wharve
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wharves
▪ I. wharve, n. (hwɔːv) Forms: 1 hweorfa, 5–7 wherve, (5, 7, 9 warve, 9 warf), 9 wharve. [OE. hweorfa = OHG. werbo, werfo wk. masc., werbâ wk. fem. rotating object, whirl, vortex:—*χwerƀon, f. χwerƀ-, as in OE. hweorfan, Goth. hwairban (see next).] The whorl of a spindle.c 1000 Sax. Leechd. II. 310 ...
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whirr
▪ I. whirr, whir, n. (hwɜː(r)) Forms: 5 Sc. qwirre, 6 Sc. quhir, 6–7 whurre, 7 whirre, 7–8 whur, 8–9 whurr, 9 whirr, whir. [See next.] † 1. Violent or rapid movement, rush, hurry; the force or impetus of such movement. Obs. Sometimes approaching sense 2; but in early use the stress is on the movemen...
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wharf
▪ I. wharf, n.1 (hwɔːf) Pl. wharfs (hwɔːfs), wharves (hwɔːvz). Forms: 1 hwearf, wearf, hwerf, 1, 4 warf, 4 wherf(e, warffe, wharghffe, quarf, 5 qwerf, 5–7 warff, wharff(e, 5–8 wharfe, 6 quarfe, (wharthe), 7 hwarf, 7– wharf. [Late OE. hwearf (cf. earlier poetical comp. merehwearf sea-shore), corresp....
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whare
▪ I. ‖ whare (ˈfare, ˈhwɒrɪ, ˈwɒrɪ) Also 9- wurrie, ware, warree, warré, wharre, wharry. [Maori whare, ware house.] 1. A Maori hut or native dwelling.1807 J. Savage Some Acct. N.Z. xi. 77 Wurrie, a house, or hut. 1817 J. L. Nicholas Voyage to N.Z. I. xii. 352 A young woman..beckoned to me to accompa...
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whirle
▪ I. whirl, n. (hwɜːl) Forms: 5 qwherel, qwerle, wherwille, Sc. quhirl(l, 6 whiruel(l, wherle, whyrle, whirroll, 6–7 whurle, 6–8 whirle, 7 wervell, whurl, 6– whirl. [Partly a. MLG., MDu. wervel or ON. hvirfill (see whirl v.), partly f. the verb itself. Cf. whorl.] I. Denoting a material object. 1. a...
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whorle
▪ I. whorl, n. (hwɔːl, hwɜːl) Forms: α. 5 wharwyl, 5–9 wharle, 8–9 wharl. β. 5 whorwhil, (whorlwyl), qworle, 5–9 whorle, 6 whorlle, whorelle, Sc. quhorle, 8– whorl. [late ME. wharwyl, whorwhil, app. variants of whirl (early forms disyllabic, e.g. wherwille, qwherel) influenced by wharve n.; but with...
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