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W 559. Fite 73, fir 77, fall 83, fit 81me 93, met 95pine 105, pin 107ni 162, m6ve, 164,

like Here, lias in composition a kind of pro*nominal signification.

WHEREABOUT, hw4re'tfc-b6ut, ad. Nearwhat place; near which place; concerningwhich.

WHEREAS, hwkre-iz', ad. When on thecontrary; at which place; the thing being sothat.

WHEREAT, hw&re-£t', ad. At which.WHEREBY, hwkre-bi', ad. By which.WHEREVER, hware-iv'ur, ad. At what-soever place.

WHEREFORE, hwire'fAre, ad. For whichreason ; for what reason.

WHEREIN, hw&re-fn', ad. In which.WHEREINTO, hware-fn-t&6', ad. Intowhich.

WHERENESS, hw&re'n3s, s. Ubiety.WHEREOF, hware-6i v , ad. Of which.SeeForthwith

WHEREpN, hw4re-<5n', ad. On which.WHERESO, hware'si, 7 ad. In

WHERESOEVER, hwire-sA-£v'firJ what

place soever.

WHERETO, hwhre-tSft', > rt rf. »p 0

WHEREUNTO, hwlire-Sn-tfiS', J which.WHEREUPON, hw4re-8p-4n , l ad. Uponwliich.

WHEREWITH, Inv4re-wfc/* # , ) 405.WHEREWITHAL, Uwkre-vdTH-air, $ ad.With which.

ty For the different sound* of th in these words, seeForthwith.

To WHERRET, hwer'rk, v. a, 99. To hurry,to trouble, to tease; to give a box on theear.

WHERRY, hw^r're, s. A light boat used onrivers.

To WHET, hwlt, r. a. To sharpen by attri-tion ; to edge, to make angry or acrimonious,to give appetite.

WHET, hwet, s. The act of sharpening;

any thing that makes hungry, as a dram.WHETHER, hwlTH'Sr, ad. 4G9. A particleexpressing one part of a disjunctive questioniuajpposition to the other.

WHETHER, hweTH'ur, pron. Which oftwo.

WHETSTONE, hwgt'st&ne, Stone onwhich any thing is whetted or rubbed to makeit sharp.

WHETTER, hwlt't&r, s. 98. One that whetsor sharpens.

WHEY , hw&, s. 2G9. The thin or serouspart of milk, from which the oleose orgrumouspart is separated ; it is used of any thingwhite and thin.

WHEYEY, hw&'4, ) a.Partaking of whey,

WHEYISH,hw&'lsh, j resembling whey.WHICH, hwksh, *. The pronoun relative,relating to things ; it formerly was used forWho, and related likewise to persons, as inthe first words of the Lords Prayer.WHICHSOEVER, hwItsh-sA-lv'fir, pron.

Whether one or the other.

WHIFF, hwlf ad. A blast, a puff ofwind.

To WHIFFLE, hwiffl, v. n. 405. To moveinoomtantly, ns if driven bv a pulF of wind.

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WHIFFLER, hwiffl-ur, s 98. One thatblows strongly ; one of no consequence, onemoved with a whiif or puff.

WHIG, hwlg, s. Whey ; the name of a partyin politicks.

WHIGGISH, hwlg'glsh, e. a. 382. Relatingto the Whigs.

WHIGGISM, hwlg'glzm, s. The notions ofa Whig.

WHILE, hwlle, s. Time, space of time.WHILE, hwlle, lad. During the time that;WHILST, hwilst, J as long as ; at the sametime that.

To WHILE, hwlle, r. n. To loiter.WHILOM, liwi'Ium, ad. 1G6. Formerly, once,of old.

WHIM, liwlin, s. A freak, an odd fancy, acaprice.

To WHIMPER, hwnn'pur, v. n . To crywithout any loud noise.

WHIMPLED, hwWpld, a. 359. This wordseems to mean distorted with crying.

WHIMSEY, Iiwiin'ze, s. 438. A freak, acaprict-, an odd fancy.

WHIMSICAL, hwimV.e-kal, a. Freakish,capricious, oddly fanciful.

WHIN, hwin, s. A weed, furze.

To WHINE, liwlne, r. n. To lament in lowmurmurs, to make a plaintive noise, to moanmeanly and effeminately.

WHINE, liwlne, s. 1laintive noise, meanor affected complaint.

To WHINNY, hwln'ne, r. n. To make anoise like a horse or colt.

WHINYARD, hwin'yurd, s. 88. A sword,in contempt.

To WHIP, hwlp, r. a. To strike with anything rough and flexible ; to sew slightly ;to drive with lashes; to correct with lashes ;to lash with sarcasm ; to inwrap ; to take anything nimbly.

To WHIP, hwlp, r. n. To move nimbly.WHIP, hw?p, s. An instrument of correctiontough and pliant.

WHIPCORD, hwIp'kSrd, s. Cord of which *lashes are made.

WHIPGRAETING, hw?p'gr;lf-dng, s. The

method of grafting in which the graft is boundto the stock.

WHIPHANJ), liwlp'hilnd, s. Advantageover.

WHIPLASH, hwlp'llsh, s. Tho Lish orsmall end of a whip.

WHIPPER, hwlp'pur, s. 98. One who pu-

nishes with whipping.

WHIPPINGPOST, hwlp'ping-post, *. Apillar to which criminals ure bound when theyare lashed.

WHIPSAW, hwlp'siw, a. Tho whipsaw isused by joiners to saw such great pieces ofstuff that the handsaw will not easily reachthrough.

WHIPSTAFF, hw$p' st &f> s. A piece of

wood fastened to the helm, which the steers-man holds in his hand to move the helm andturn the ship.

WHIPSTER, hwlp'stir, ». 98. A nimble

fellow, in contempt.