WHELLOCK, WHELLOCKER, WHELLOCKEN—A whellock ower t’ lug; a gurt whellocker. He got a whellocken. A rough lot these is fer owt ’ats awk’ard.
WHEMMLE—Overturn. Whemmle a swill ower that auld hen ’at’s clocken.
WHEN—Say when. That’s when they’re gaan ta lift owt ’at’s heavy. Yan says, “Say when.” Tudder ’ll say, “when,” then up it gahs.
WHENT—Quaint, old-fashioned, funny. He’s a whent ’un.
WHET—Ah’ll hev neea mair this whet. Whet stands for many things, such as turn, occasion, at present, and so on.
WHAMBLY—A bit shakky efter a badly roond.
WHUP-CRACKEN—A lump o’ coord ta mak a whup crack; o’ lads wants a bit.
WHUPPERSNAPPER—An upstart; yan ’at’s kilt wi’ wit; a bit of a fop; a silly clown. Efter we hed bin on wi’ these words a gay canny bit Ah gat a letter ta say ’at t’ first conclusion ’at yan o’ mi readers hed come tull was ’at Ah was a whuppersnapper, macken gam o’ fooak, an’ ther auld farrant twang; seea ye’ll know noo what ta say when ye want to plague somebody a bit.
WHUP-STREEA—Thrash. Thee gang an’ whup streea, an’ Ah’ll gah oot wi’ t’ nags.
WHUZ—A lad’s laiken miad oot ov a roond bit o’ leed, an’ spun aroond wi’ twisted string. It gangs like a circular saw, an’ fair whuzes.