Wallabee-track, Colonial slang for the tramp. When a man in Australia is “on the road” looking for employment, he is said to be on the WALLABEE-TRACK.
Wallop, to beat, or thrash. John Gough Nichols derives this word from an ancestor of the Earl of Portsmouth, one Sir John Wallop, Knight of the Garter, who in King Henry VIII.’s time distinguished himself by WALLOPING the French; but it is more probably connected with wheal, a livid swelling in the skin after a blow. See [POT-WALLOPER].
Walloping, a beating or thrashing; sometimes used in an adjective sense, as big, or very large.
Wapping, or WHOPPING, of a large size, great.
Warm, rich, or well off.
Warm, to thrash or beat; “I’ll WARM your jacket.” To WARM the wax of one’s ear is to give a severe blow on the side of the head. To WARM is also to rate or abuse roundly. Also varied, as, “to make it hot” for any one.
Warming-pan, a large old-fashioned gold watch. A person placed in an office to hold it for another. See [W.P.]
War-paint, evening dress. When people go out in full costume they are often said to have their WAR-PAINT on. Also, military “full-fig.”
Wash, “It wont WASH,” i.e., will not stand investigation, will not “bear the rub,” is not genuine, can’t be believed.
Waster, a useless, clumsy, or ill-made person.