An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

To WHISH, v. a. To hush; part. pa. whist.
Godscroft.

Whisht, interj. Hush, be silent, S.
Ramsay.

Sw. wysch, O. Fr. houische, id.

WHISTLE, s. Change of money, S.
V. [Quhissel].
Ramsay.

WHISTLE, s. To weet one's whistle, to take a drink, sometimes applied to tipplers, S.

O. E.

WHISTLE-BINKIE, s. One who attends a penny-wedding, but without paying any thing, and therefore has no right to take any share of the entertainment; who is as it were left to sit on a bench by himself, and may whistle for his own amusement, Aberd.

WHISTLE-THE-WHAUP, a phrase addressed to one who is supposed to play upon another, West of S.

To WHITE, v. a. To cut with a knife, S.
V. [Quhyte].
Burns.

WHITE-ABOON-GLADE, s. The Henharrier, Stirlings.
Stat. Acc.