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Whiffle
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A fife or small flute. [Obs.] Douce.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To waver, or shake, as if moved by gusts of wind; to shift, turn, or veer about. D
2. To change from one opinion or course to another; to use evasions; to prevaricate; to be fickle. A person of whiffing and unsteady turn of mind can not keep close to a point of controversy. I. Watts.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To disperse with, or as with, a whiff, or puff; to scatter. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
2. To wave or shake quickly; to cause to whiffle.