Wet, to drink. Low people generally ask an acquaintance to WET any recently purchased article, i.e., to stand treat on the occasion. “Wet (originally WHET, to sharpen,) your whistle,” i.e., take a drink; “WET the other eye,” i.e., take another glass. See [SHED A TEAR].
Wet Quaker, a man who pretends to be religious, and is a dram-drinker on the sly.
Wet un, a diseased cow, unfit for human food, but nevertheless sold to make into sausages. Compare [staggering-Bob].
Whack, a share or lot. “Give me my WHACK,” give me my share.—Scotch, SWEG, or SWACK.
Whack, or WHACKING, a blow, or a thrashing.
Whack, to beat.
Whacker, a lie of unusual dimensions, sometimes called a “round un.”
Whacking, large, fine, or strong.
Whacks, to go WHACKS, to divide equally; to enter into partnership.
Whale, “very like a WHALE,” said of anything that is very improbable. A speech of Polonius’s in Hamlet.