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Whithersoever (?), adv. [Whither + soever.] To whatever place; to what place soever; wheresoever; as, I will go whithersoever you lead.
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Whitherward (?), adv. In what direction; toward what or which place. R. of Brunne.
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Whitherward to turn for a good course of life was by no means too apparent. Carlyle.
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Whitile (?), n. [Perhaps properly, the cutter (see , v.), or cf. whitewall, witwal.] (Zoöl.) The yaffle. [Prov. Eng.]
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Whiting (?), n. [From .]
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1. (Zoöl.) (a) A common European food fish (Melangus vulgaris) of the Codfish family; -- called also fittin. (b) A North American fish (Merlucius vulgaris) allied to the preceding; -- called also silver hake. (c) Any one of several species of North American marine sciænoid food fishes belonging to genus Menticirrhus, especially Menticirrhus Americanus, found from Maryland to Brazil, and Menticirrhus littoralis, common from Virginia to Texas; -- called also silver whiting, and surf whiting.
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☞ Various other fishes are locally called whiting, as the kingfish (a), the sailor's choice (b), the Pacific tomcod, and certain species of lake whitefishes.
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2. Chalk prepared in an impalpable powder by pulverizing and repeated washing, used as a pigment, as an ingredient in putty, for cleaning silver, etc.
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Coloq. Whiting pollack . (Zoöl.) Same as . -- Coloq. Whiting pout (Zoöl.), the bib, 2.
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Whiting-mop (?), n. [Obs.]
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1. (Zoöl.) A young whiting. [Prov. Eng.]
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2. A fair lass. “This pretty whiting-mop.” Massinger.
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Whitish, a. [From .]
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1. Somewhat white; approaching white; white in a moderate degree.
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2. (Bot.) Covered with an opaque white powder.
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Whitishness, n. The quality or state of being whitish or somewhat white.
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Whitleather (?), n. [White + leather.]
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1. Leather dressed or tawed with alum, salt, etc., remarkable for its pliability and toughness; white leather.
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2. (Anat.) The paxwax. See .
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Whitling (?), n. [White + -ling.] (Zoöl.) A young full trout during its second season. [Prov. Eng.]
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Whitlow (?), n. [Prov. E. whickflaw, for quickflaw, i. e., a flaw or sore at the quick; cf. Icel. kvika the quick under the nail or under a horse's hoof. See , a., and .]
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1. (Med.) An inflammation of the fingers or toes, generally of the last phalanx, terminating usually in suppuration. The inflammation may occupy any seat between the skin and the bone, but is usually applied to a felon or inflammation of the periosteal structures of the bone.
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2. (Far.) An inflammatory disease of the feet. It occurs round the hoof, where an acrid matter is collected.
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Coloq. Whitlow grass (Bot.), name given to several inconspicuous herbs, which were thought to be a cure for the whitlow, as Saxifraga tridactylites, Draba verna, and several species of Paronychia.
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Whitlow-wort (?), n. (Bot.) Same as Whitlow grass, under .
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Whitmonday (?), n. (Eccl.) The day following Whitsunday; -- called also Whitsun Monday.
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Whitneyite (?), n. [So called after J.D. Whitney, an American geologist.] (Min.) an arsenide of copper from Lake Superior.
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Whitson (?), a. See . [Obs.]
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Whitsour (?), n. [White + sour.] (Bot.) A sort of apple.
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Whitster (?), n. [Contracted fr. whitester.] A whitener; a bleacher; a whitester. [Obs.]
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The whitsters in Datchet mead. Shak.
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Whitsun (?), a. Of, pertaining to, or observed at, Whitsuntide; as, Whitsun week; Whitsun Tuesday; Whitsun pastorals.
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Whitsunday (?), n. [White + Sunday.] 1. (Eccl.) The seventh Sunday, and the fiftieth day, after Easter; a festival of the church in commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost; Pentecost; -- so called, it is said, because, in the primitive church, those who had been newly baptized appeared at church between Easter and Pentecost in white garments.
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2. (Scots Law) See the Note under , n., 12.
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Whitsuntide (?), n. [Whitsunday + tide.] The week commencing with Whitsunday, esp. the first three days -- Whitsunday, Whitsun Monday, and Whitsun Tuesday; the time of Pentecost. R. of Gloucester.
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Whitten tree (?). [Probably from white; cf. AS. hwitingtreów.] (Bot.) Either of two shrubs (Viburnum Lantana, and Viburnum Opulus), so called on account of their whitish branches.
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Whitterick (?), n. The curlew. [Prov. Eng.]
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Whittle (?), n. [AS. hwītel, from hwit white; akin to Icel. hvītill a white bed cover. See .] (a) A grayish, coarse double blanket worn by countrywomen, in the west of England, over the shoulders, like a cloak or shawl. C. Kingsley. (b) Same as Whittle shawl, below.
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Coloq. Whittle shawl , a kind of fine woolen shawl, originally and especially a white one.
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Whittle (?), n. [OE. thwitel, fr. AS. pwītan to cut. Cf. , a piece of ground.] A knife; esp., a pocket, sheath, or clasp knife. “A butcher's whittle.” Dryden. “Rude whittles.” Macaulay.
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He wore a Sheffield whittle in his hose. Betterton.
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Whittle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whittled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Whittling (?).]
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1. To pare or cut off the surface of with a small knife; to cut or shape, as a piece of wood held in the hand, with a clasp knife or pocketknife.
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2. To edge; to sharpen; to render eager or excited; esp., to excite with liquor; to inebriate. [Obs.]
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“In vino veritas.” When men are well whittled, their tongues run at random. Withals.
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Whittle, v. i. To cut or shape a piece of wood with am small knife; to cut up a piece of wood with a knife.
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Dexterity with a pocketknife is a part of a Nantucket education; but I am inclined to think the propensity is national. Americans must and will whittle. Willis.
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Whittlings (?), n. pl. Chips made by one who whittles; shavings cut from a stick with a knife.
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Whittret (?), n. (Zoöl.) A weasel. [Scot.]
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Whittuesday (?), n. (Eccl.) The day following Whitmonday; -- called also Whitsun Tuesday.
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Whitwall (?), n. (Zoöl.) Same as .
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Whitworth ball (?). (Gun.) A prejectile used in the Whitworth gun.
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Whitworth gun (?). (Gun.) A form of rifled cannon and small arms invented by Sir Joseph Whitworth, of Manchester, England.
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☞ In Mr. Whitworth's system, the bore of the gun has a polygonal section, and the twist is rapid. The ball, which is pointed in front, is made to fit the bore accurately, and is very much elongated, its length being about three and one half times as great as its diameter. H. L. Scott.
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Whity-brown (?), a. Of a color between white and brown. Pegge.
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Whiz (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whizzed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Whizzing.] [Of imitative origin. ���. Cf. , and .] To make a humming or hissing sound, like an arrow or ball flying through the air; to fly or move swiftly with a sharp hissing or whistling sound. [Written also whizz.]
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It flew, and whizzing, cut the liquid way. Dryden.
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Whiz, n. A hissing and humming sound.
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Like the whiz of my crossbow. Coleridge.
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Whizzingly (?), adv. With a whizzing sound.
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Who (?), pron. [Possess. whose (?); object. Whom (?).] [OE. who, wha, AS. hwā, interrogative pron., neut. hwæt; akin to OFries. hwa, neut. hwet, OS. hwē, neut. hwat, D. wie, neut. wat, G. wer, neut. was, OHG. wer, hwer, neut. waz, hwaz, Icel. hvat, neut., Dan. hvo, neut. hvad, Sw. ho, hvem, neut. hvad, Goth. hwas, fem. hwō, neut. hwa, Lith. kas, Ir. & Gael. co, W. pwy, L. quod, neuter of qui, Gr. poteros whether, Skr. kas. √182. Cf. , , , , , , , , , , , , .]
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1. Originally, an interrogative pronoun, later, a relative pronoun also; -- used always substantively, and either as singular or plural. See the Note under , pron., 1. As interrogative pronouns, who and whom ask the question: What or which person or persons? Who and whom, as relative pronouns (in the sense of that), are properly used of persons (corresponding to which, as applied to things), but are sometimes, less properly and now rarely, used of animals, plants, etc. Who and whom, as compound relatives, are also used especially of persons, meaning the person that; the persons that; the one that; whosoever. “Let who will be President.” Macaulay.
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[He] should not tell whose children they were. Chaucer.
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There thou tell'st of kings, and who aspire;
Who fall, who rise, who triumph, who do moan. Daniel.
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Adders who with cloven tongues
Do hiss into madness. Shak.
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Whom I could pity thus forlorn. Milton.
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How hard is our fate, who serve in the state. Addison.
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Who cheapens life, abates the fear of death. Young.
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The brace of large greyhounds, who were the companions of his sports. Sir W. Scott.
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2. One; any; one. [Obs., except in the archaic phrase, as who should say.]
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As who should say, it were a very dangerous matter if a man in any point should be found wiser than his forefathers were. Robynson (More's Utopia).
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Whoa (?), interj. Stop; stand; hold. See , 2.
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Whobub (?), n. Hubbub. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
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Whoever (?), pron. Whatever person; any person who; be or she who; any one who; as, he shall be punished, whoever he may be. “Whoever envies or repines.” Milton. “Whoever the king favors.” Shak.
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Whole (?), a. [OE. hole, hol, hal, hool, AS. hāl well, sound, healthy; akin to OFries. & OS. h�l, D. heel, G. heil, Icel. heill, Sw. hel whole, Dan. heel, Goth. hails well, sound, OIr. c�l augury. Cf. , to greet, to cure, , .]
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1. Containing the total amount, number, etc.; comprising all the parts; free from deficiency; all; total; entire; as, the whole earth; the whole solar system; the whole army; the whole nation. “On their whole host I flew unarmed.” Milton.
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The whole race of mankind. Shak.
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2. Complete; entire; not defective or imperfect; not broken or fractured; unimpaired; uninjured; integral; as, a whole orange; the egg is whole; the vessel is whole.
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My life is yet whole in me. 2 Sam. i. 9.
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3. Possessing, or being in a state of, heath and soundness; healthy; sound; well.
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[She] findeth there her friends hole and sound. Chaucer.
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They that be whole need not a physician. Matt. ix. 12.
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When Sir Lancelot's deadly hurt was whole. Tennyson.
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Coloq. Whole blood . (Law of Descent) See under , n., 2. -- Coloq. Whole note (Mus.), the note which represents a note of longest duration in common use; a semibreve. -- Coloq. Whole number (Math.), a number which is not a fraction or mixed number; an integer. -- Coloq. Whole snipe (Zoöl.), the common snipe, as distinguished from the smaller jacksnipe. [Prov. Eng.]
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Syn. -- All; total; complete; entire; integral; undivided; uninjured; unimpaired; unbroken; healthy. -- , , , . When we use the word whole, we refer to a thing as made up of parts, none of which are wanting; as, a whole week; a whole year; the whole creation. When we use the word total, we have reference to all as taken together, and forming a single totality; as, the total amount; the total income. When we speak of a thing as entire, we have no reference to parts at all, but regard the thing as an integer, i. e., continuous or unbroken; as, an entire year; entire prosperity. When we speak of a thing as complete, there is reference to some progress which results in a filling out to some end or object, or a perfected state with no deficiency; as, complete success; a complete victory.
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All the whole army stood agazed on him. Shak.
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One entire and perfect chrysolite. Shak.
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Lest total darkness should by night regain
Her old possession, and extinguish life. Milton.
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So absolute she seems,
And in herself complete. Milton.
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Whole (?), n. 1. The entire thing; the entire assemblage of parts; totality; all of a thing, without defect or exception; a thing complete in itself.
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“This not the whole of life to live,
Nor all of death to die. J. Montgomery.
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2. A regular combination of parts; a system.
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Parts answering parts shall slide into a whole. Pope.
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Coloq. Committee of the whole . See under . -- Coloq. Upon the whole , considering all things; taking everything into account; in view of all the circumstances or conditions.
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Syn. -- Totality; total; amount; aggregate; gross.
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Whole-hoofed (?), a. Having an undivided hoof, as the horse.
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Whole-length (?), a. Representing the whole figure; -- said of a picture or statue. -- n. A portrait or statue representing the whole figure.
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Wholeness, n. The quality or state of being whole, entire, or sound; entireness; totality; completeness.
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Wholesale (?), n. Sale of goods by the piece or large quantity, as distinguished from retail.
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Coloq. By wholesale , in the mass; in large quantities; without distinction or discrimination.
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Some, from vanity or envy, despise a valuable book, and throw contempt upon it by wholesale. I. Watts.
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Wholesale, a. 1. Pertaining to, or engaged in, trade by the piece or large quantity; selling to retailers or jobbers rather than to consumers; as, a wholesale merchant; the wholesale price.
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2. Extensive and indiscriminate; as, wholesale slaughter. “A time for wholesale trust.” Mrs. Humphry Ward.
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Wholesome (?), a. [Compar. Wholesomer (?); superl. Wholesomest.] [Whole + some; cf. Icel. heilsamr, G. heilsam, D. heilzaam.]
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1. Tending to promote health; favoring health; salubrious; salutary.
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Wholesome thirst and appetite. Milton.
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From which the industrious poor derive an agreeable and wholesome variety of food. A Smith.
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2. Contributing to the health of the mind; favorable to morals, religion, or prosperity; conducive to good; salutary; sound; as, wholesome advice; wholesome doctrines; wholesome truths; wholesome laws.
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A wholesome tongue is a tree of life. Prov. xv. 4.
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I can not . . . make you a wholesome answer; my wit's diseased. Shak.
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A wholesome suspicion began to be entertained. Sir W. Scott.
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3. Sound; healthy. [Obs.] Shak.
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-- Wholesomely, adv. -- Wholesomeness, n.
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Whole-souled (?), a. Thoroughly imbued with a right spirit; noble-minded; devoted.
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Wholly (?), adv. 1. In a whole or complete manner; entirely; completely; perfectly.
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Nor wholly overcome, nor wholly yield. Dryden.
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2. To the exclusion of other things; totally; fully.
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They employed themselves wholly in domestic life. Addison.
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Whom (?), pron. [OE. wham, AS. dative hwām, hw�m. See .] The objective case of who. See .
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☞ In Old English, whom was also commonly used as a dative. Cf. .
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And every grass that groweth upon root
She shall eke know, and whom it will do boot. Chaucer.
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Whomsoever (?), pron. The objective of whosoever. See .
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The Most High ruleth in the kingdow of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will. Dan. iv. 17.
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Whoobub (?), n. Hubbub. [Obs.] Shak.
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Whoop (�), n. [See Hoopoe.] (Zoöl.) The hoopoe.
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Whoop, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whooped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Whooping.] [OE. houpen. See , v. i.]
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1. To utter a whoop, or loud cry, as eagerness, enthusiasm, or enjoyment; to cry out; to shout; to halloo; to utter a war whoop; to hoot, as an owl.
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Each whooping with a merry shout. Wordsworth.
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When naught was heard but now and then the howl
Of some vile cur, or whooping of the owl. W. Browne.
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2. To cough or breathe with a sonorous inspiration, as in whooping cough.
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Whoop, v. t. To insult with shouts; to chase with derision.
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And suffered me by the voice of slaves to be
Whooped out of Rome. Shak.
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