WHEREWITHAL — WHIT NWAD WHEREWITHAL.1

WHEREWITHAL, adv. [See Withal.] [where, with, and all.] The same as wherewith. NWAD WHEREWITHAL.1

WHERRET, v.t. [G.] To hurry; to trouble; to tease; to give a box on the ear. [Low and not used in America.] NWAD WHERRET.1

WHERRET, n. A box on the ear. [Not in use.] NWAD WHERRET.2

WHERRY, n. [a different orthography of ferry, formed with a strong breathing; like whistle, from L.] NWAD WHERRY.1

1. A boat used on rivers. The name is given to several kinds of light boats. It is also applied to some decked vessels used in fishing, in different parts of Great Britain and Ireland. NWAD WHERRY.2

2. A liquor made from the pulp of crabs after the verjuice is expressed; sometimes called crab-wherry. [Local.] NWAD WHERRY.3

WHET, v.t. pret. and pp. whetted or whet. [G.] NWAD WHET.1

1. To rub for the purpose of sharpening, as an edge tool; to sharpen by attrition; as, to whet a sythe or an ax. NWAD WHET.2

2. To provoke; to excite; to stimulate; as, to whet the appetite. NWAD WHET.3

3. To provoke; to make angry or acrimonious. NWAD WHET.4

Since Cassius first did whet me against Cesar, I have not slept. NWAD WHET.5

To whet on or whet forward, to urge on; to instigate. [Not used nor proper.] NWAD WHET.6

WHET, n. NWAD WHET.7

1. The act of sharpening by friction. NWAD WHET.8

2. Something that provokes or stimulates the appetite; as sips, drams and whets. NWAD WHET.9

WHETHER, pronoun or substitute. [L. The sense seems to be what, or which of two, referring either to persons or to sentences.] NWAD WHETHER.1

1. Which of two. NWAD WHETHER.2

Whether of them twain did the will of his father? Matthew 21:31./ NWAD WHETHER.3

Here whether is a substitute for one of two, and signifies which; which of the two; but in this sense it is obsolete. NWAD WHETHER.4

2. Which of two alternatives, expressed by a sentence or the clause of a sentence, and followed by or. Resolve whether you will go or not; that is, you will go or not go; resolve which. NWAD WHETHER.5

[Note. IN the latter use, which is now most common, whether is called an adverb. This is a mistake. It is the same part of speech as in the former example. The only difference is that in the former example it represents or refers to a noun, and in the latter to a sentence or clause.] NWAD WHETHER.6

WHETSTONE, n. [whet and stone.] A stone used for sharpening edged instruments by friction. NWAD WHETSTONE.1

WHETSTONE-SLATE, WHET-SLATE, n. Novaculite or coticular shist, a variety of slate used for sharpening instruments of iron. The light green colored variety from the Levant is the most valuable. It should be kept in a damp place, that it may not become too dry and hard. NWAD WHETSTONE-SLATE.1

WHETTED, pp. Rubbed for sharpening; sharpened; provoked; stimulated. NWAD WHETTED.1

WHETTER, n. He or that which whets or sharpens. NWAD WHETTER.1

WHETTING, ppr. Rubbing for the purpose of making sharp; sharpening; provoking; inciting; stimulating. NWAD WHETTING.1

WHEWER, n. Another name of the widgeon. [Local.] NWAD WHEWER.1

WHEY, n. The serum or watery part of milk, separated from the more thick or coagulable part, particularly in the process of making cheese. In this process, the thick part is called curd, and the thin part whey. NWAD WHEY.1

WHEYEY, a. Partaking of whey; resembling whey. NWAD WHEYEY.1

WHEYISH, a. Having the qualities of whey. NWAD WHEYISH.1

WHEY-TUB, n. A tub in which whey stands for yielding cream, etc. NWAD WHEY-TUB.1

WHICH, pron. relative or substitute. [I have not found this word in any other language. I think it may be from the root of quick. See What and Wight.] NWAD WHICH.1

1. A word called a relative or pronoun relative, because it relates to another word or thing, usually to some word that precedes it in the sentence. I call it also a substitute, as it supplies the place of a noun, or of an adjective, or of a sentence or clause. 1. The garden which I cultivate, that is, the garden, which garden I cultivate. 2. We are bound to obey all the divine commands, which we cannot do without divine aid. Here which represents the words, obey the divine commands. 3. You declared him to be innocent, which he is not. Here which stands for innocent. In the foregoing uses, which is not used int eh masculine gender, that is, it does not in modern usage represent a person. NWAD WHICH.2

2. Which is much used in asking questions, for the purpose of obtaining the designation of a particular person or thing by the answer, and in this use, it is of the masculine as well as of the neuter gender. There are two or three things to be done; which shall I do first? Which man is it? NWAD WHICH.3

Which of you convinceth me of sin? John 8:46. NWAD WHICH.4

For which of those works do ye stone me? John 10:32. NWAD WHICH.5

3. That which. Take which you will, that is, take any one of the whole. NWAD WHICH.6

The which, by the which. The use of the before which, is obsolete. NWAD WHICH.7

WHICHEVER, WHICHSOEVER, pron. Whether one or the other. Whichever road you take, it will conduct you to town. NWAD WHICHEVER.1

WHIFF, n. NWAD WHIFF.1

1. A sudden expulsion of air from the mouth; a puff; as the whiff of a smoker. NWAD WHIFF.2

And seasons his whiffs with impertinent jokes. NWAD WHIFF.3

2. In ichthyology, a species of Pleuronectes or flounder. NWAD WHIFF.4

WHIFF, v.t. TO puff; to throw out in whiffs; to consume in whiffs. NWAD WHIFF.5

WHIFFLE, v.i. [G., to doubt, to rove or wander, which seems to be allied to sweep.] To start, shift and turn; to change from one opinion or course to another; to use evasions; to prevaricate; to be fickle and unsteady. NWAD WHIFFLE.1

A person of a whiffing and unsteady turn of mind, cannot keep close to a point of controversy. NWAD WHIFFLE.2

WHIFFLE, v.t. To disperse with a puff; to scatter. NWAD WHIFFLE.3

WHIFFLE, n. Anciently, a fife or small flute. NWAD WHIFFLE.4

WHIFFLER, n. NWAD WHIFFLER.1

1. One who whiffles or frequently changes his opinion or course; one who uses sifts and evasions in argument. NWAD WHIFFLER.2

2. A harbinger; perhaps one who blows the horn or trumpet. NWAD WHIFFLER.3

3. A young man who goes before a company in London on occasions of public solemnity. NWAD WHIFFLER.4

WHIFFLING, ppr. Shifting and turning; prevaricating; shuffling. NWAD WHIFFLING.1

WHIFFLING, n. Prevarication. NWAD WHIFFLING.2

WHIG, n. [See Whey.] Acidulated whey, sometimes mixed with butter milk and sweet herbs; used as a cooling beverage. [Local.] NWAD WHIG.1

WHIG, n. [origin uncertain.] One of a political party which had its origin in England in the seventeenth century, in the reign of Charles I. or II., when great contests existed respecting the royal prerogatives and the rights of the people. Those who supported the king in his high claims, were called tories, and the advocates of popular rights were called whigs. During the revolution in the United States, the friends and supporters of the war and the principles of the revolution, were called whigs, and those who opposed them, were called tories and royalists. NWAD WHIG.2

Where then, when tories scarce get clear, shall whigs and congresses appear? NWAD WHIG.3

WHIGGARCHY, n. Government by whigs. [Cant.] NWAD WHIGGARCHY.1

WHIGGISH, a. Pertaining to whigs; partaking of the principles of whigs. NWAD WHIGGISH.1

WHIGGISM, n. The principles of a whig. NWAD WHIGGISM.1

WHILE, n. [G. See the Verb.] Time; space of time, or continued duration. He was some while in this country. One while we thought him innocent. NWAD WHILE.1

Pausing a while, thus to herself she musd. NWAD WHILE.2

Worth while, worth the time which it requires; worth the time and pains; hence, worth the expense. It is not always worth while for a man to prosecute for small debts. NWAD WHILE.3

WHILE, adv. NWAD WHILE.4

1. During the time that while I write, you sleep. NWAD WHILE.5

2. As long as. NWAD WHILE.6

Use your memory, and you will sensibly experience a gradual improvement, while you take care not to overload it. NWAD WHILE.7

3. At the same time that. NWAD WHILE.8

WHILE, v.t. [G., to abide, to stay.] To while away, as time, in English, is to loiter; or more generally, to cause time to pass away pleasantly, without irksomeness; as, we while away time in amusements or diversions. NWAD WHILE.9

Let us while away this life. NWAD WHILE.10

WHILE, v.i. To loiter. NWAD WHILE.11

WHILERE, adv. [while and ere.] A little while ago. NWAD WHILERE.1

WHILING, ppr. Loitering; passing time agreeably, without impatience or tediousness. NWAD WHILING.1

WHILK, n. A shell. [See Whelk.] NWAD WHILK.1

WHILOM, adv. Formerly; once; of old. NWAD WHILOM.1

WHILST, adv. The same as while, which see. Whiles is not used. NWAD WHILST.1

WHIM, n. NWAD WHIM.1

1. Properly, a sudden turn or start of the mind; a freak; a fancy; a capricious notion. We say, every man has his whims. [See Freak and Caprice.] NWAD WHIM.2

All the superfluous whims relate. NWAD WHIM.3

2. A low wit; a cant word. NWAD WHIM.4

WHIMPER, v.i. [G.] To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; as, a child whimpers. NWAD WHIMPER.1

WHIMPERING, ppr. Crying with a low broken voice. NWAD WHIMPERING.1

WHIMPERING, n. [supra.] A low muttering cry. NWAD WHIMPERING.2

WHIMPLED, a word used by Shakespeare, is perhaps a mistake for whimpered. There is no such word in the English. NWAD WHIMPLED.1

WHIMSEY, n. s as z. [from whim.] A whim; a freak; a capricious notion; as the whimseys of poets. NWAD WHIMSEY.1

Mens follies, whimsies, and inconstancy. NWAD WHIMSEY.2

WHIMSICAL, a. Full of whims; freakish; having odd fancies; capricious. NWAD WHIMSICAL.1

My neighbors call me whimsical. NWAD WHIMSICAL.2

WHIMSICALLY, adv. [supra.] In a whimsical manner; freakishly. NWAD WHIMSICALLY.1

WHIMSICALNESS, n. [supra.] Freakishness; whimsical disposition; odd temper. NWAD WHIMSICALNESS.1

WHIN, n. [L.] Gorse; furze; a plant of the genus Ulex. NWAD WHIN.1

WHIN-AX, n. [whin and ax.] An instrument used for extirpating whin from land. NWAD WHIN-AX.1

WHINBREL, WHIMBREL, n. A bird resembling the curlew. NWAD WHINBREL.1

WHIN-CHAT, n. A bird, a species of warbler, the Motacilla rubetra, Linn. NWAD WHIN-CHAT.1

WHINE, v.t. [L.] TO express murmurs by a plaintive cry; to moan with a puerile noise; to murmur meanly. NWAD WHINE.1

They came--with a whining accent craving liberty. NWAD WHINE.2

Then, if we whine, look pale-- NWAD WHINE.3

WHINE, n. A plaintive tone; the nasal puerile tone of mean complaint; mean or affected complaint. NWAD WHINE.4

WHINER, n. One who whines. NWAD WHINER.1

WHINING, ppr. Expressing murmurs by a mean plaintive tone or cant. NWAD WHINING.1

WHINNY, v.i. [L.; from the root of whine.] To utter the sound of a horse; to neigh. NWAD WHINNY.1

WHINOC, n. [G., small.] The small pig of a litter. NWAD WHINOC.1

WHIN-STONE, n. [whin and stone.] Whin-stone or whin is a provincial name given to basaltic rocks, and applied by miners to any kind of dark colored and hard unstratified rock which resists the point of the pick. Veins of dark basalt or green-stone, are frequently called whin-dykes. NWAD WHIN-STONE.1

WHIN-YARD, n. A sword; in contempt. NWAD WHIN-YARD.1

WHIP, v.t. [L., a sweeping throw or thrust.] NWAD WHIP.1

1. To strike with a lash or sweeping cord; as, to whip a horse. NWAD WHIP.2

2. To sew slightly. NWAD WHIP.3

3. To drive with lashes; as, to whip a top. NWAD WHIP.4

4. To punish with the whip; as, to whip a vagrant; to whip one thirty nine lashes; to whip a perverse boy. NWAD WHIP.5

Who, for false quantities, was whippd at school. NWAD WHIP.6

5. To lash with sarcasm. NWAD WHIP.7

They would whip me with their fine wits. NWAD WHIP.8

6. To strike; to thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking; as, to whip wheat. [Not in use int he United States.] NWAD WHIP.9

To whip about or round, to wrap; to inwrap; as, to whip a line round a rod. NWAD WHIP.10

To whip out, to draw nimbly; to snatch; as, to whip out a sword or rapier from its sheath. NWAD WHIP.11

To whip from, to take away suddenly. NWAD WHIP.12

To whip into, to thrust in with a quick motion. He whipped his hand into his pocket. NWAD WHIP.13

To whip us, to seize or take up with a quick motion. She whipped up the child, and ran off. Among seamen, to hoist with a whip or small tackle. NWAD WHIP.14

WHIP, v.i. To move nimbly; to start suddenly and run; or to turn and run; as, the boy whipped away in an instant; he whipped round the corner; he whipped into the house, and was out of wight in a moment. NWAD WHIP.15

WHIP, n. NWAD WHIP.16

1. An instrument for driving horses or other teams, or for correction, consisting of a lash tied to a handle or rod. NWAD WHIP.17

2. In ships, a small tackle, used to hoist light bodies. NWAD WHIP.18

Whip and spur, with the utmost haste. NWAD WHIP.19

WHIP-CORD, n. [whip and cord.] Cord of which lashes are made. NWAD WHIP-CORD.1

WHIP-GRAFT, v.t. [whip and graft.] To graft by cutting the cion and stock in a sloping direction, so as to fit each other, and by inserting a tongue on the cion into a slit in the stock. NWAD WHIP-GRAFT.1

WHIP-GRAFTING, n. The at or practice of grafting by cutting the cion and stock with a slope, to fit each other, etc. NWAD WHIP-GRAFTING.1

WHIP-HAND, n. [whip and hand.] Advantage over; as, he has the whip-hand of her. NWAD WHIP-HAND.1

WHIP-LASH, n. [whip and lash.] The lash of a whip. NWAD WHIP-LASH.1

WHIPPED, pp. Struck with a whip; punished; enwrapped; sewed slightly. NWAD WHIPPED.1

WHIPPER, n. One who whips; particularly, an officer who inflicts the penalty of legal whipping. NWAD WHIPPER.1

WHIPPING, ppr. Striking with a whip; punishing with a whip; enwrapping. NWAD WHIPPING.1

WHIPPING, n. The act of striking with a whip, or of punishing; the state of being whipped. NWAD WHIPPING.2

WHIPPING-POST, n. [whipping and post.] A post to which offenders are tied when whipped. NWAD WHIPPING-POST.1

WHIPPLE-TREE, n. [whip and tree; but qu. Is it no whiffle-tree?] The bar to which the traces or tugs of a harness are fastened, and by which a carriage, a plow, a harrow or other implement is drawn. NWAD WHIPPLE-TREE.1

WHIPPOWIL, n. The popular name of an American bird, so called from its note, or the sounds of its voice. [Not whip-poor-will.] NWAD WHIPPOWIL.1

WHIP-SAW, n. [whip and saw.] A saw to be used by two persons. NWAD WHIP-SAW.1

WHIP-STAFF, n. [whip and staff.] In ships, a bar by which the rudder is turned. In small vessels this is called the tiller. NWAD WHIP-STAFF.1

WHIPSTER, n. A nimble fellow. NWAD WHIPSTER.1

WHIP-STITCH, v.t. [whip and stitch.] In agriculture, to half-plow or to rafter land. This word, I believe, is not used in America. The practice of whip-stitching resembles what is called in America ridging. NWAD WHIP-STITCH.1

WHIP-STOCK, n. [whip and stock.] The rod or staff to which the lash of a whip is fastened. NWAD WHIP-STOCK.1

WHIPT, pp. of whip; sometimes used for whipped. NWAD WHIPT.1

WHIR, v.i. hwur. To whirl round with noise; to fly with noise. NWAD WHIR.1

WHIR, v.t. To hurry. NWAD WHIR.2

WHIRL, v.t. hwurl. [G., to whirl, to warble. L.] TO turn round rapidly; to turn with velocity. NWAD WHIRL.1

He whirls his sword around without delay. NWAD WHIRL.2

WHIRL, v.i. NWAD WHIRL.3

1. To be turned round rapidly; to move round with velocity; as the whirling spindles of a cotton machine or wheels of a coach. NWAD WHIRL.4

The wooden engine flies and whirls about. NWAD WHIRL.5

2. To move hastily. NWAD WHIRL.6

--But whirld away, to shun his hateful sight. NWAD WHIRL.7

WHIRL, n. [G.] NWAD WHIRL.8

1. A turning with rapidity or velocity; rapid rotation or circumvolution; quick gyration; as the whirl of a top; the whirl of a wheel; the whirl of time; the whirls of fancy. NWAD WHIRL.9

2. Any thing that moves or is turned with velocity, particularly on an axis or pivot. NWAD WHIRL.10

3. A hook used in twisting. NWAD WHIRL.11

4. In botany, a species of inflorescence, consisting of many subsessile flowers surrounding the stem in a ring. It is also written whorl and wherl. NWAD WHIRL.12

WHIRL-BAT, n. [whirl and bat.] Any thing moved with a whirl as preparatory for a blow, or to augment the force of it. Poets use it for the ancient cestus. NWAD WHIRL-BAT.1

The whirl-bat and the rapid race shall be reservd for Cesar. NWAD WHIRL-BAT.2

WHIRL-BLAST, n. [whirl and blast.] A whirling blast of wind. NWAD WHIRL-BLAST.1

WHIRL-BONE, n. [whirl and bone.] The patella; the cap of the knee; the knee-pan. NWAD WHIRL-BONE.1

WHIRLED, pp. NWAD WHIRLED.1

1. Turned round with velocity. NWAD WHIRLED.2

2. In botany, growing in whirls; bearing whirls; verticillate. NWAD WHIRLED.3

WHIRLIGIG, n. [whirl and gig.] NWAD WHIRLIGIG.1

1. A toy which children spin or whirl round. NWAD WHIRLIGIG.2

2. In military antiquities, an instrument for punishing petty offenders, as sutlers, brawling women, etc.; a kind of wooden cage turning on a pivot, in which the offender was whirled round with great velocity. NWAD WHIRLIGIG.3

WHIRLING, ppr. Turning or moving round with velocity. NWAD WHIRLING.1

WHIRLING-TABLE, n. A machine contrived to exhibit and demonstrate the principal laws of gravitation, and of the planetary motion in curvilinear orbits. NWAD WHIRLING-TABLE.1

WHIRL-PIT, n. A whirlpool. [Not used.] NWAD WHIRL-PIT.1

WHIRLPOOL, n. [whirl and pool.] An eddy of water; a vortex or gulf where the water moves round in a circle. In some cases, a whirlpool draws things to its center and absorbs them, as is the case with the Maelstrom off the coast of Norway. NWAD WHIRLPOOL.1

WHIRLWIND, n. [whirl and wind.] A violent wind moving in a circle, or rather in a spiral form, as if moving round an axis; this axis or the perpendicular column moving horizontally, raising and whirling dust, leaves and the like. NWAD WHIRLWIND.1

WHIRRAW. [See Horra.] NWAD WHIRRAW.1

WHIRRING, n. The sound of a partridges or pheasants wings. [Note.--Whir is used by the common people in New England in an adverbial manner, to express the rapid flight or the sound of any thing thrown. See Whir.] NWAD WHIRRING.1

WHISK, n. NWAD WHISK.1

1. A small bunch of grass, straw, hair or the like, used for a brush; hence, a brush or small besom. NWAD WHISK.2

2. Part of a womans dress; a kind of tippet. NWAD WHISK.3

WHISK, v.t. NWAD WHISK.4

1. To sweep, brush or wipe with a whisk. NWAD WHISK.5

2. To sweep along; to move nimbly over the ground. NWAD WHISK.6

WHISK, v.i. To move nimbly and with velocity. NWAD WHISK.7

WHISKER, n. [from whisk.] Long hair growing on the human cheek. NWAD WHISKER.1

WHISKERED, a. Formed into whiskers; furnished with whiskers. NWAD WHISKERED.1

WHISKET, n. A basket. [Local.] NWAD WHISKET.1

WHISKING, ppr. Brushing; sweeping along; moving with velocity along the surface. NWAD WHISKING.1

WHISKY, n. A spirit distilled from grain. In the north of England, the name is given to the spirit drawn from barley. In the United States, whisky is generally distilled from wheat, rye or maiz. NWAD WHISKY.1

WHISPER, v.i. [L. The word seems by its sound to be an onomatopy, as it expresses a sibilant sound or breathing.] NWAD WHISPER.1

1. To speak with a low hissing or sibilant voice. It is ill manners to whisper in company. NWAD WHISPER.2

The hollow whispring breeze-- NWAD WHISPER.3

2. To speak with suspicion or timorous caution. NWAD WHISPER.4

3. To plot secretly; to devise in mischief. NWAD WHISPER.5

All that hate me whisper together against me. Psalm 41:7. NWAD WHISPER.6

WHISPER, v.t. NWAD WHISPER.7

1. To address in a low voice. He whispers the man in the ear. [But this is elliptical for whispers to.] NWAD WHISPER.8

2. To utter in a low sibilant voice. He whispered a word in my ear. NWAD WHISPER.9

3. To prompt secretly; as, the came to whisper Woolsey. NWAD WHISPER.10

WHISPER, n. NWAD WHISPER.11

1. A low soft sibilant voice; or words uttered with such a voice. NWAD WHISPER.12

The whisper cannot give a tone. NWAD WHISPER.13

Soft whispers through the assembly went. NWAD WHISPER.14

2. A cautious or timorous speech. NWAD WHISPER.15

3. A hissing or buzzing sound. NWAD WHISPER.16

WHISPERED, pp. Uttered in a low voice; uttered with suspicion or caution. NWAD WHISPERED.1

WHISPERER, n. NWAD WHISPERER.1

1. One who whispers. NWAD WHISPERER.2

2. A tattler; one who tells secrets; a conveyer of intelligence secretly. NWAD WHISPERER.3

3. A backbiter; one who slanders secretly. Proverbs 16:28. NWAD WHISPERER.4

WHISPERING, ppr. Speaking in a low voice; telling secretly; backbiting. NWAD WHISPERING.1

WHISPERING, n. The act of speaking with a low voice; the telling of tales, and exciting of suspicions; a backbiting. NWAD WHISPERING.2

WHISPERINGLY, adv. In a low voice. NWAD WHISPERINGLY.1

WHIST, a. Silent; mute; still; not speaking; not making a noise. NWAD WHIST.1

The winds with wonder whist, smoothly the waters kissd. NWAD WHIST.2

[This adjective, like some others, always follows its noun. We never say, whist wind; but the wind is whist.] NWAD WHIST.3

Whist is used for be silent. Whist, whist, that is, be silent or still. NWAD WHIST.4

WHIST, n. A game at cards, so called because it requires silence or close attention. It is not in America pronounced whisk. NWAD WHIST.5

WHISTLE, v.i. hwisl. [L., a whistle; allied to whisper.] NWAD WHISTLE.1

1. To utter a kind of musical sound, by pressing the breath through a small orifice formed by contracting the lips. NWAD WHISTLE.2

While the plowman near at hand, whistles oer the furrowd land. NWAD WHISTLE.3

2. To make a sound with a small wind instrument. NWAD WHISTLE.4

3. To sound shrill, or like a pipe. NWAD WHISTLE.5

The wild winds whistle, and the billows roar. NWAD WHISTLE.6

WHISTLE, v.t. NWAD WHISTLE.7

1. To form, utter or modulate by whistling; as, to whistle a tune or air. NWAD WHISTLE.8

2. To call by a whistle; as, he whistled back his dog. NWAD WHISTLE.9

WHISTLE, n. [L.] NWAD WHISTLE.10

1. A small wind instrument. NWAD WHISTLE.11

2. The sound made by a small wind instrument. NWAD WHISTLE.12

3. Sound made by pressing the breath through a small orifice of the lips. NWAD WHISTLE.13

4. The mouth; the organ of whistling. [Vulgar.] NWAD WHISTLE.14

5. A small pipe, used by a boatswain to summon the sailors to their duty; the boatswains call. NWAD WHISTLE.15

6. The shrill sound of winds passing among trees or through crevices, etc. NWAD WHISTLE.16

7. A call, such as sportsmen use to their dogs. NWAD WHISTLE.17

WHISTLED, pp. Sounded with a pipe; uttered in a whistle. NWAD WHISTLED.1

WHISTLE-FISH, n. A local name of a species of Gadus, with only tow fins on the back; the Mustela fluviatilis. NWAD WHISTLE-FISH.1

WHISTLER, n. One who whistles. NWAD WHISTLER.1

WHISTLING, ppr. Uttering a musical sound through a small orifice of the lips; sounding with a pipe; making a shrill sound, as wind. NWAD WHISTLING.1

WHISTLY, adv. Silently. NWAD WHISTLY.1

WHIT, n. [L.] A point; a jot; the smallest part or particle imaginable. It is used without a preposition. He is not a whit the wiser for experience. NWAD WHIT.1

It does not me a whit displease. NWAD WHIT.2

The regular construction would be by a whit, or in a whit. In these phrases, a whit may be interpreted by in the least, in the smallest degree. NWAD WHIT.3