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whewer dial. (ˈhwjuːə(r)) [app. f. whew v.1 + -er1.] The female wigeon, Mareca penelope.1634 Althorp MS. in Simpkinson Washingtons (1860) p. xxiii, Peckards 3—broadbills 5—whewers 2. 1668 Charleton Onomast. 100 Boscas, aliis Anas Fistularis..the Whewer, or Whistling Widgeon. 1674 in Corr. J. Ray (18...
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wigeon
widgeon, wigeon, n. (ˈwɪdʒən) Forms: 6 wegyon, -ion, wygeon, wigion, 6–7 wigen, widgen, -in, 7 -ine, widg(e)ing, widgion, 6– wigeon, 7– widgeon. [Of difficult etymology. The form suggests a French origin (cf. pigeon), but no appropriate Fr. forms are evidenced as early as the English word or with th...
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whew
▪ I. whew, n.1 (hwjuː, hjuː, wjuː) Forms: 5 Sc. qwe, whewe, 6 Sc. quhew, 7, 9 dial. whue, 9 wheugh, 7– whew. [Echoic.] † 1. A musical instrument, a pipe. Obs.c 1400 Destr. Troy 6051 For to wacche and to wake for wothis of harme, With qwistlis & qwes, & other qwaint gere. c 1475 Cath. Angl. 415/2 (Ad...
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pochard
pochard (ˈpəʊtʃ-, ˈpəʊkəd, ˈpɒtʃ-, ˈpɒkəd) Forms: α. 6 pocharde, (8 poachard), 7– pochard. β. 6–9 pocard, 7 pocker, -ard, 9 pockard, 7– poker. [Of uncertain origin: perh. augmentative of OF. and mod.F. poche, in mod.F. poche-cuiller the spoonbill: see -ard. (But there is little likeness between the ...
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whim
▪ I. whim, n.1 (hwɪm) Also 8 whym. [See whim-wham. The transference of meaning from branch I to branch II is similar to that in engine and gin n.1] I. † 1. A pun or play on words; a double meaning. Obs.1641 Brome Jov. Crew i. (1652) B 1 b, There was the whim, or double meaning on't. Ibid., One told ...
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Penelope
‖ Penelope (pɪˈnɛləpiː) [a. Gr. Πηνελόπη (Herodotus), in Homer's Odyssey Πηνελόπεια.] 1. Name of the wife of Ulysses in ancient Greek legend, who, during her husband's long absence, unravelled every night the web she had woven during the day, and thus put off the suitors whose offers she had promise...
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whistling
▪ I. whistling, vbl. n. (ˈhwɪs(ə)lɪŋ) Forms: see whistle v.; also 5 Sc. quhestlyng, 6 Sc. quhisling, 7 whisling. [OE. (h)wistlung, f. (h)wistlian, whistle v.: see -ing1.] The action of the verb whistle, in various senses. 1. a. The action of producing a shrill note or notes by forcing the breath thr...
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