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whiddle
whiddle, v. slang. (ˈhwɪd(ə)l) Also 8 whidle, whidel, widdle. [? f. whid n.1] intr. a. To divulge a secret, turn informer, ‘peach’. b. See quot. 1725. Hence ˈwhiddler.c 1661 Marq. Argyle's Last Will in Harl. Misc. (1746) VIII. 28/1, I understand..he hath made so large a Progress in Discovering, that... Oxford English Dictionary
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widdle
▪ I. widdle, n.1 Sc. and north. dial. (ˈwɪd(ə)l) Also widdil, wuddle. [app. f. widdle v.1] Commotion, bustle; disturbance, trouble; strife, contention.1786 Burns Ep. to Major Logan iii, To cheer you through the weary widdle O' this wild warl'. 1825 Jamieson s.v., They had a widdil thegither. 1847 J.... Oxford English Dictionary
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wheedle
▪ I. wheedle, n. Now rare. (ˈhwiːd(ə)l) Forms: see the vb. [f. next.] 1. An act or instance of wheedling; a piece of insinuating flattery or cajolery; also gen. wheedling speech.1668 G. Etherege She wou'd if she cou'd i. i, Dost thou think to pass these gross Wheadles on me too? 1681 Hickeringill Bl... Oxford English Dictionary
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Oliver
▪ I. Oliver3 slang. (ˈɒlɪvə(r)) Also oliver. [A male Christian name, perh. alluding to Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658), leader of the Parliamentary troops in the Civil War.] The moon.1781 [see whiddle v.]. 1834 W. H. Ainsworth Rookwood II. v. 360 Now Oliver puts his black nightcap on, And every star its... Oxford English Dictionary
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whittle
▪ I. whittle, n.1 Now dial. (ˈhwɪt(ə)l) Forms: 1–3 hwitel, 4 whitel, wytel, 5 wytele, 6 whittel, 7– whittle. [OE. hw{iacu}tel, corresp. to ON. hv{iacu}till white bed-cover (Norw. kvitel blanket); f. hw{iacu}t white a. + -el1, -le.] † a. A cloak, mantle. † b. A blanket. c. A baby's woollen napkin or ... Oxford English Dictionary
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