Whittle, to nose or peach.—Old Cant. To cut and hack as with a pocket-knife.—American.
Whop, to beat, or hide. Corruption of WHIP; sometimes spelt WAP.
Whop-straw, cant name for a countryman; Johnny Whop-straw, in allusion to threshing.
Whopper, a big one, a lie. A lie not easily swallowed.
Widdle, to shine. See [OLIVER].
Wide-awake, a broad-brimmed felt or stuff hat,—so called because it never had a nap, and never wants one.
Wido, wide awake, no fool.
Wife, a fetter fixed to one leg.—Prison.
Wiffle-woffles, in the dumps, sorrow, stomach-ache.
Wig, move off, go away.—North Country Cant.