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To Wal'lup. v. a. To beat. Walnut. s. The double large walnut. The ordinary walnuts are called French nuts_.
To Wam'mel, To Wamble. v. n. To move to and fro in an irregular and awkward manner; to move out of a regular course or motion.
Applied chiefly to mechanical operations.
War. interj. Beware! take care! War-whing! Take care of yourself.
War. v. This is used for the preterite of the verb to be, in almost all the persons, as I war, he war, we war, &c.
To Ward. v. n. To wade.
To Warnt. To Warnd. a. To warrant.
Wash-dish, s. The bird called wagtail.
To Way-zalt. v. n. [To weigh salt.] To play at the game of wayzaltin. See the next article.
Way-zaltin. s. A game, or exercise, in which two persons stand back to back, with their arms interlaced, and lift each other up alternately.
Weepy. adj. Abounding with springs; moist.
Well-apaid. adj. Appeased; satisfied.
Well-at-ease, Well-at-eased. adj. Hearty. healthy.
Wetshod. adj. Wet in the feet.
Wev'et. s. A spider'_s._web.
To Whack. v. a. To beat with violence.
Whack. s. A loud blow.
Whatsomiver. pron. Whatsoever.
Whaur. adv. Where.
To Whec'ker. v. n. To laugh in a low vulgar manner; to neigh.
Where. adv. Whether.
Wherewi'. s. Property, estate; money.
Whim. s. Home.
Whing. s. Wing.
Whipper-snapper. adj. Active, nimble, sharp.
Whipswhile. s. A short time; the time between the strokes of a whip.
Whir'ra. See WORRA.
Whister-twister. s. A smart blow on the side of the head.
To Whiv'er. v. n. To hover.
Whiz'bird. s. A term of reproach.
To Whop. v.a. To strike with heavy blows.
Whop. s. A heavy blow.
Who'say, or Hoosay. s. A wandering report; an observation of no weight.
Whot. adj. Hot.
Whun. adv. When.
Wi'. With ye.
Wid'ver. s. A widower.
Willy. s. A term applied to baskets of various sizes, but generally to those holding about a bushel. So called from their being made commonly of willow: sometimes called also willy-basket.
To Wim. v. a. To winnow. Wim-sheet, Wimmin-sheet. s.
A sheet upon which corn is winnowed.
Wimmin-dust. s. Chaff.
Win'dor. s. A window.
Wine. s. Wind.
With'er. pron. Other.
With'erguess. adj. Different.
With'y-wine. s. The plant bindweed: convolvulus.
Witt. adj. Fit.
With'erwise. adj. Otherwise.
Wock. s. Oak.
Wocks. s. pl. The cards called clubs; most probably from having the shape of an oak leaf: oaks.
Wont. s. A Mole.
Wont-heave, s. A mole-hill.
Wont-snap, s. A mole-trap.
Wont-wriggle, s. The sinuous path made by moles under ground.
Wood-quist. s. A wood-pigeon.
Wordle. s. World. [Transposition of l and d.]
Wor'ra. s. A small round moveable nut or pinion, with grooves in it, and having a hole in its centre, through which the end of a round stick or spill may be thrust. The spill and worra are attached to the common spinning-wheel, which, with those and the turn-string, form the apparatus for spinning wool, &c. Most probably this word, as well as whir'on, is used for whir, to turn round rapidly with a noise.
Wrassly. Wrestle.
To Wride. v. n. To spread abroad; to expand.
Wriggle. s. Any narrow, sinuous hole.
Wrine. s. A mark occasioned by wringing cloth, or by folding it in an irregular manner.
Wring, s. A. Press. A cyder-wring, a cyder-press.
To Wrumple. v. a. To discompose: to rumple.
Wrumple. s. A rumple.
Wust. adj. Worst.