Whistler, s. One who whistles.
White, s. Whiteness, anything white; white colour; the mark at which an arrow is shot; the albuminous part of eggs; the white part of the eye.
White Trout, s. The sea trout.
The whole body is of an elegant form; the lateral line is straight; the colour between that and the top of the back, dusky and silvery intermixed; beneath the line, of an exquisite silvery whiteness; the first dorsal fin is spotted with black, and much forked; they seldom exceed a foot in length; when dressed, their flesh is red, and of most delicious flavour.
Their haunts are in rough stony streams, and at the sides and tails of them, where it is gravelly, and are sometimes to be met with in smooth gliding currents; they are to be taken with the black and green hackles (described among the standard flies) and afford great sport when hooked; they are so strong that some of them will spring with the line a yard out of the water, and that several times before they can be landed.—Daniel.
Whiting, s. A small sea fish; a soft chalk.
Whitlow, s. A swelling between the cuticle and cutis, called the mild whitlow: or between the periosteum and the bone, called the malignant whitlow.
Whoop, s. A shout of pursuit; a bird.
Whoop, v. To shout insultingly; to shout in the chace.
Wigeon, Whewn, Whirn, or Pandled Whew (Anas Penelope, Linn.; Le Canard Siffleur, Buff.) s. A waterfowl not unlike a wild duck, but not so large.