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WHIFFLER Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. a person who frequently changes opinions or course 2. a person who uses shifts and evasions in argument
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WHIFFLER Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
noun · a person who frequently shifts opinions, attitudes, interests, etc. · a person who is vacillating or evasive in an argument. whiffler. 2. [hwif- ...
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WHIFFLER definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
noun a person who vacillates or shifts position frequently in argument. Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
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whiffler
▪ I. whiffler1 Obs. exc. Hist. (ˈhwɪflə(r)) Forms: 6 viffleur, wyffler, wyff-, wiffeler, wyfler, weffler, 6–7 wiffler, whiffeler, 6–8 wifler, 7 whyfler, 7–8 whifler, 6– whiffler. [f. wifle javelin, axe + -er1; the spelling with wh is prob. due to association with whiff and whiffle v.1] One of a body...
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whiffler - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Noun · (obsolete) One who whiffles, or frequently changes their course or opinion. · (obsolete) One who argues evasively; a trifler. · (obsolete) One who plays ...
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Whiffler - World Wide Words
Whifflers are two active men very lightly equipped bearing swords of lath or latten, which they keep in perpetual motion, “whiffing” the air on either side.
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Tim Whiffler
Tim Whiffler was an Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1867 Melbourne Cup ridden by jockey John Driscoll. The 1867 Melbourne Cup included two horses with the name Tim Whiffler. The winning horse was known as Tim Whiffler Sydney.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828 - Whiffler
1. One who whiffles or frequently changes his opinion or course; one who uses sifts and evasions in argument. · 2. A harbinger; perhaps one who blows the horn or ...
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whiffler, n.¹ meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun whiffler. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
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I need a Whiffler in my Life - Wordfoolery - WordPress.com
A modern whiffler is someone who changes their opinions and attitudes easily, especially during an argument or discussion.
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whiffler - Emma Wilkin
A whiffler is someone who constantly changes their mind or opinion – one who whiffles. Etymology-wise, it's onomatopoeic, which might be why ...
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Word Of The Day: Whiffler - Gedaly Guberek
Word Of The Day: Whiffler. Whiffler, famous for painting a portrait of his mother. Whiffler's Mother. Wow… that was a lame joke. whiffler (n.) IPA Pronunciation ...
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John Driscoll (jockey)
Driscoll (born in Sydney, New South Wales), nicknamed "Old Jack", was an Australian jockey who was best known for riding Tim Whiffler to victory in the
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whifflegig
ˈwhifflegig, a. colloq. Trifling, ‘whiffling’. Also ˈwhiffmagig = whiffler2 2.1830 H. Lee Mem. Manager I. i. 10 Not one of your puny punsters, or..whiffle-gig word-snappers. 1871 Meredith H. Richmond liv, Plenty of foreign whiffmagigs are to be found, but you won't come upon a fellow like that.
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