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whusht
whusht obs. var. husht int.1 and a. (cf. whisht); pa. tense and pple. of whush, obs. var. hush v.1 (see under whush).1557 Tottel's Misc. (Arb.) 202 The audience ceased.., and euery thing was whusht. 1581 A. Hall Iliad v. 101 All for dread are whusht. 1598 Florio, Citto, a word to bid children holde ... Oxford English Dictionary
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whush
▪ I. whush, v. Now dial. [Imitative: cf. whish v.1] intr. To make a soft rushing sound, as wind, flowing water, waves, etc.; to move with such a sound. (Cf. hush v.3) Chiefly in vbl. n. and ppl. a.1581 A. Hall Iliad ii. 23 When as the westerne winde doth meete a field of graine,..& cause the eares t... Oxford English Dictionary
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husht
▪ I. husht, int.1 Now dial. (hʌʃt) Also 6 hui(s)sht. [app. a variant of hust int., q.v.] = hush int.1387–8 T. Usk Test. Love (ed. 1531) i. v. (ed. Skeat I. 90), Thus, after jangling wordes, cometh huissht! pees! and be stille! 1565–73 Cooper Thesaurus, Bat, a worde of reproche: as tush: tut. Sometym... Oxford English Dictionary
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whist
▪ I. † whist, n.1 Obs. rare—1. [Imitative.] A whistling sound, a whistle.1579 Tomson Calvin's Serm. Tim. 268/2 If a sheepeheard..giue a whist with his mouthe to gather his sheepe together.▪ II. whist, n.2 (hwɪst) [f. whist int.1 or v.1] † 1. An utterance of the interjection ‘whist!’ as a command for... Oxford English Dictionary
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