whiskn.1
/wɪsk/, U.S. /(h)wɪsk/ I. Senses relating to the action of whisking.
1. A brief rapid sweeping movement; a sudden light stroke, rush, dart, etc.; a light stroke of a brush or other sweeping implement. Also transferred and figurative.In later use regarded as noun of action from the verb (quasi an act of whisking); but evidenced in quots. earlier than the verb. with a whisk becomes phrasal = in an instant, in a flash: similarly in a whisk.
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the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > shortness in time [phrase] > instantaneously
as thou turnest thine handc1225
at a brusha1400
at one (also a) bruntc1450
with a whisk1487
with a whip Sir John1550
in the turn (also turning) of a hand1564
with or at a wink1585
at a blowa1616
in a wink1693
at a stroke1709
in or wi' a whid1719
in the trip of a minute1728
with a thrash1870
the twinkling of a bedpost1871
in a whisk1900
in jig-time1916
the world > movement > motion in specific manner > [noun] > light and brisk > and sweeping
whisk1487
whiskinga1556
the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > brushing or sweeping > [noun] > an act of
whisk1487
sweep1819
the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific degree of force > [noun] > a slight or light blow > light sweeping stroke
whisk1487
1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) v. 641 The king..Vatit the sper..And with a wysk the hed of-strak.
a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Paddock & Mouse l. 2898 in Poems (1981) 107 With ane wisk..He claucht his cluke betuix thame.
a1510 G. Douglas King Hart i. 199 Fresche Bewtie with ane wysk come vp belyve.
1577 R. Stanyhurst Treat. Descr. Irelande iv. f. 17v/2, in R. Holinshed Chron. I Sodaynly it [sc. a salmon] fetcheth such a round Whiske, that at a trice it skippeth to the top of the rocke.
a1586 A. Montgomerie Misc. Poems iii. 28 Quhen with a quhisk sho [sc. Fortune] quhirlis about hir quheill.
1589 J. Lyly Pappe with Hatchet To Rdr. To giue them a whiske with their owne wand.
a1625 J. Fletcher Noble Gentleman v. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Ff2v/1 This first sad whiske [of the sword] Takes off thy Duke-dome.
1644 J. Bulwer Chirologia 94 [He] brings in Cæsar in the whiske of one of his Epigrams.
1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xvii. 141 Three Whisks of a Broom Besom.
1831 W. Scott Pirate (new ed.) II. i. 20 Come and gae like a glance of the sun, or the whisk of a whirlwind.
1853 E. Bulwer-Lytton My Novel I. iv. xi. 312 The pad [mare]..giving a petulant whisk of her tail.
1863 J. R. Lowell Two Scenes from Life of Blondel ii. v If a whisk of Fate's broom snap your cobweb asunder.
1863 Reader 7 Nov. 538 His [sc. tiger's] tail looks as if it had a wisk in it still.
1869 H. B. Stowe Oldtown Folks xxxiv. 450 These wild, sudden whisks of gayety.
1896 A. Conan Doyle Rodney Stone xiii He walked up and down the room..turning with a whisk upon his heel every now and then.
1900 I. Zangwill Mantle of Elijah ii. xv You see it all in a whisk.
II. Concrete senses, especially as something used for whisking.
2. A neckerchief worn by women in the latter half of the 17th century. Obsolete exc. Historical.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [noun] > neckerchief > types of
rail1482
whisk1654
neck stock1681
stocka1684
steenkirk1694
neckatee1706
bird's eye?1775
belcher1805
yellow man1812
starcher1818
choker1848
1654 in J. C. Jeaffreson Middlesex County Rec. (1888) III. 225 Six Corle Whiskes worth seventeen shillings, six Corle Gorgetts worth fourteen shillings, [etc.]
a1658 J. Cleveland Zealous Disc. in Wks. (1687) 382 Pray rectifie my Gorget, smooth my Whisk.
1660 S. Pepys Diary 22 Nov. (1970) I. 299 My wife..bought her a white whiske and put it on.
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. ii. 17/1 A Womans Neck Whisk..is used both Plain and Laced, and is called of most a Gorgett or a falling Whisk.
1706 E. Ward Hudibras Redivivus I. v. 15 With Whisks of Lawn, by Grannums wore.
3. An instrument, now frequently a bundle of wires, for beating up eggs, cream, or the like.
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the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > equipment for food preparation > [noun] > whisk or beater
molinet1648
whisk1666
froth-sticka1706
egg-beater1828
egg-whisk1868
egg-whip1909
whippit1926
1666 R. Boyle Origine Formes & Qualities 111 By beating the White of an Egge well with a Whisk, you may reduce it from a somewhat Tenacious into a Fluid Body.
1747 H. Glasse Art of Cookery xv. 140 First beat the Whites of the Eggs up well with a Whisk.
1882 Worcs. Exhib. Catal. iii. 38 Egg whisk for confectioners.
4.
a. A bundle or tuft of twigs, hair, feathers, etc. fixed on a handle, used for brushing or dusting; also, a water-sprinkler.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > brushing or sweeping > [noun] > brush or broom
besomc1000
bast broom1357
brush1377
broom14..
sweepc1475
duster1575
bristle brush1601
broom-besom1693
flag-broom1697
stock-brush1700
whisk1745
birch-broom1747
hair-broom1753
spry1796
corn-broomc1810
pope's head1824
whisker1825
sweeping-brusha1828
swish1844
spoke-brush1851
whisk broom1857
Turk's head1859
wisp1875
tube-brush1877
bass-broom?1881
crumb-brush1884
dusting-brush1907
palmetto brush1913
suede brush1915
swale1949
the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of sprinkling > [noun] > sprinkler
sprinklea1382
sprinkler1535
springer1601
sprinker1648
aspergilluma1657
sperge1676
rose1706
rose head1742
whisk1745
asperge1848
rose nozzle1848
rose sprinkler1856
water head1856
sparger1858
sprinkler installation1887
1745 J. Swift Direct. to Servants 75 If you happen to break any China with the Top of the Wisk.
1772 T. Simpson Compl. Vermin-killer 18 With a whisk, sprinkle the corn..with it.
1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple I. xiii. 188 Father M‘Grath seized hold of the pot of holy water, and dipping in the little whisk, began to sprinkle the room.
1844 G. Dodd Textile Manuf. Great Brit. vi. 176 The reeler then takes a whisk of fine twigs bound together.
b. A slender hair-like or bristle-like part or appendage, as those on the tails of certain insects.In first quot. apparently used for ‘sting’.
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the world > animals > animal body > general parts > [noun] > slender or pointed part > filamentary
whiska1618
aculeus1708
cirrus1753
seta1814
setule1826
chaeta1896
a1618 J. Sylvester Tobacco Battered 290 The..piercing Poyson of a Dragon's Whisk, Or deadly Ey-shot of a Basilisk.
1676 C. Cotton Compl. Angler viii. 72 This..Stone-Flie..has two or three whisks..at the tag of his tail.
1747 R. Bowlker Art Angling 64 The May Fly..with a long forked Tail made with the Hair or Whisks of a Fitchow's Tail.
1859 C. Kingsley Glaucus (ed. 4) 198 The Ephemeræ..throwing off the whole of their skins (even..to the skin of the eyes and wings, and the delicate ‘whisks’ at their tail).
1886 F. M. Halford Floating Flies 38 If the fly to be imitated has setæ or whisks.
1887 J. H. Keene Fishing Tackle 181 Two whisks from a long fibre hackle, or two rabbit's whiskers.
c. The panicle or other part of certain plants used for making into brushes or brooms; esp. the panicle of the common millet or ‘broom-corn’ ( Sorghum vulgare); hence, the plant itself.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > cereal, corn, or grain > [noun] > millet > Indian millet > Indian millet plant or panicle
millc1450
millet1548
Saracen's corn1585
sorghum1597
Guinea corn1697
whisk1757
broom-straw1785
kaffir corn1785
jowari1800
jowar1801
chicken corna1817
broom corn1819
mabela1824
cholum1858
Texas millet1858
dura1882
pearl millet1887
kaoliang1904
proso1907
milo1920
1757 [see whisk seed n. at Compounds].
1805 Trans. Soc. Arts 23 258 Whisk, the article of which carpet brushes are formed.
1874 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. Suppl. Whisk, a trade name for the flower-spikes of Sorghum vulgare.
1893 Let. to Editor (O.E.D. Archive) The fibrous root received for identification is that of Chrysopogon Gryllus, Trin. known as the Venetian or French Whisk.
1902 W. I. Hannan Textile Fibres Commerce 157 Whisk, Mexican (Epicampes macroura).
1902 W. I. Hannan Textile Fibres Commerce 160 Whisk, Italian (Sorghum).
d. A small bunch, tuft, wisp.
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the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [noun] > tuft
tuftc1405
tate1513
tuffet?1553
thrum1578
muchet1601
tassel1609
whisk1845
1845 S. Judd Margaret ii. xi. 362 The ceiling was divided by whisks of flowers.
1862 S. Smiles Lives Engineers III. 318 Holding over their work large whisks of straw..to protect the bricks and cement.
e. A swarm of insects whisking or moving briskly about. rare.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > [noun] > member of > defined by movement > that flies > swarm
whisk1867
1867 F. Francis Bk. Angling vi. 202 The Fœtid Brown, or mushroom fly..may be seen in small whisks or swarms, skipping up and down over the water.
5. A name for various mechanical appliances having a whisking movement.
a. A kind of winnowing-machine.
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the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation of grain > [noun] > winnowing > machine
winnower1605
fanc1669
wind-fan1761
fanner1788
fly1808
whisk1808
aspirator1883
1808 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Devon v. 127 Few winnowing-machines, saving a common whisk or fly, are used in this county.
b. A machine for winding yarn.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture of thread or yarn > [noun] > winding > equipment for > machine
whisk1825
1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Whisks, a machine for winding yarn on a quill or clue.
1863 J. Watson Theory & Pract. Weaving ii. 57 In winding warp from the hank, swifts or whisks are used.
c. A cooper's plane for levelling the chimes of casks.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > equipment for making other articles > [noun] > cask-making equipment
chamfering machine1574
cantling1600
horse1611
turrell1611
can-hook1626
canting quoin1626
grooping tool1688
runging adze1688
cantic quoins1728
croze1846
whisk1875
society > occupation and work > equipment > shaping tools or equipment > plane > [noun] > other planes
rabat1440
long plane1665
strike-block1678
mitre plane1688
straight block1812
ice plane1823
side fillister1841
upright1842
scraping-plane1846
sun plane1846
beading plane1858
bead-plane1858
fluting-plane1864
panel plane1873
badger plane1874
shooting-plane1875
whisk1875
block planea1884
scraper-plane1895
chariot plane1909
shoulder plane1935
1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Whisk, a cooper's plane.
III. Senses relating to a person.† 6. A whippersnapper. Obsolete slang.
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the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > one who is unimportant > of little importance
nekardc1450
man of clouts, king of clouts1467
dandiprat1556
Tom Thumb1579
minim1590
pygmy?1592
titmouse1596
gnatling1614
rye straw1615
nazzard1619
whisk1629
whifling1640
snifty1660
whippersnapper1674
nick-ninny1699
little me1711
squita1825
lightweight1831
lay figure1835
whiffet1839
pinkeen1850
huckleberry1868
bush leaguer1906
knibloch1915
the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [noun] > impudent person > young man
princock1540
puppy?1544
skipjack1554
pup1590
whelp1611
whisk1629
whippersnapper1674
whiffet1839
Jack the Lad1968
Essex man1990
1629 J. Ford Lovers Melancholy iii. 39 No quarrels, good'ee Whiske.
a1652 R. Brome Novella iv. ii. sig. L7v, in Five New Playes (1653) Nic. This is the Gentleman. Pi. Tis the proud Braches whiske!
1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Whisk, a little inconsiderable impertinent Fellow.
Compounds
attributive and in other combinations. (Some of these may be regarded as attributive uses of the stem of whisk v.)† whisk-comb n. Obsolete (see quot.).† whisk rod n. Obsolete a rod consisting of twigs or the like (cf. whisk v. 4).
whisk broom n. = sense 4.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > brushing or sweeping > [noun] > brush or broom
besomc1000
bast broom1357
brush1377
broom14..
sweepc1475
duster1575
bristle brush1601
broom-besom1693
flag-broom1697
stock-brush1700
whisk1745
birch-broom1747
hair-broom1753
spry1796
corn-broomc1810
pope's head1824
whisker1825
sweeping-brusha1828
swish1844
spoke-brush1851
whisk broom1857
Turk's head1859
wisp1875
tube-brush1877
bass-broom?1881
crumb-brush1884
dusting-brush1907
palmetto brush1913
suede brush1915
swale1949
1857 Local Act 20 & 21 Victoria c. cxlii. Sched. (B) Whisk Brooms, loose, per 1,000 0 0 9.
1897 Army & Navy Co-op. Soc., Ltd. No. 4 Dept. Special List 193 Whisk Broom, Leather bound with handle.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > implements used in styling the hair > [noun] > comb
comba700
pocket-tortoise1687
whisk-comb1688
dressing comb1782
tail comb1782
rake-comb1790
reding comb1795
fine-tooth comb1852
hackle1903
rat-tail comb1937
rake1966
Afro pick1971
pick1972
detangler1984
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory (1905) iii. xiv. 13/1 The Wiske combe, haue teeth on one side, and are wide and slender.
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society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > instrument or place of corporal punishment > [noun] > rod or birch
besomc893
yardc1000
rodlOE
baleysa1259
ferule1559
scutcher1611
birch1648
whisk rod1688
twig1736
fasces1762
tickler1765
tickle-tail1785
wand1828
tickle-toby1830
birch-rod1834
birch-wand1876
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory (1905) iii. vii. 312/1 The Whisk Rod is used to correct Rebellious Youths.
whisk seed n. millet seed (see 4c).
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > cereal, corn, or grain > [noun] > millet > millet-seed
millet seed1567
whisk seed1757
1757 B. Franklin Let. 21 Feb. in Wks. (1887) II. 494 I enclose you some whisk seed; it is a kind of corn, good for creatures.
whisk tail n. a tail that is or may be whisked.
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the world > animals > animal body > general parts > rump and tail > [noun] > tail > long flowing tail
whisk tail1675
swing-tail1683
sweep tail1686
switch tail1689
swish-tail1796
swish1844
whiptail1887
1675 London Gaz. No. 976/4 One Bay Mare,..with a whisk Tayl.
1697 Flying Post 19–21 Oct. 2/2 A small Spaniel Lap-Dog,..a short whisk Tail.
1720 London Gaz. No. 5836/4 A well spread Mare,..with a short whisk Tail.
whisk-tailed adj. having a whisk tail.
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the world > animals > animal body > general parts > rump and tail > [adjective] > relating to the tail > having a tail > having a whip-tail
whisk-tailed1675
whiptail1771
switch tail1871
1675 London Gaz. No. 952/4 Two Geldings,..both whisk Tail'd.
1859 C. Rossetti Goblin Market 107 The whisk-tailed merchant bade her taste.
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whiskn.2
/wɪsk/, U.S. /(h)wɪsk/ Obsolete or dialect.
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whiskv.adv.int.
/wɪsk/, U.S. /(h)wɪsk/ 1.
a. intransitive. To move with a light rapid sweeping motion; to make a single sudden movement of this kind, to rush or dart nimbly; to move about or travel swiftly or briskly (occasionally with it).
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the world > movement > progressive motion > specific manner of progressive motion > move progressively in specific manner [verb (intransitive)] > continuously > and rapidly or forcibly > and lightly
glacea1400
whisk?a1500
a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Preaching of Swallow l. 1922 in Poems (1981) 74 Lyke to the mow befoir the face of wind Quhiskis away.
1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid iii. iv. 68 Suddanlie away thai [sc. harpies] wisk ilk ane, Furth of our sicht, heich wp in the sky.
1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid xii. xii. 172 Lyke as befor the hund wyskis the hair.
1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. James iv. f. xxxviii You..whiske about by sea and by lande, to get pelfe.
1592 R. Dallington tr. F. Colonna Hypnerotomachia f. 12v Their vestures whisking vp and flying abroad.
1623 R. Jobson Golden Trade 35 Beasts..will wiske with their tayles,..to auoyde or be rid of them [sc. flies].
1648 J. Beaumont Psyche xvii. cxxvii. 324 Sweets which each silly Wind which whisketh by Snatcheth, and scattereth.
1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 144. ⁋2 We..watch an Opportunity to whisk cross a Passage, very thankful that we are not run over.
1719 T. D'Urfey Wit & Mirth I. 172 Prickets from Thickets, Come whisk it and frisk it.
1800 E. Hervey Mourtray Family III. 272 In whisking round a sharp angle, they over~set the carriage.
1837 W. Irving Adventures Capt. Bonneville II. 133 The..beavers..chasing each other about the pond, dodging and whisking about on the surface.
1868 L. M. Alcott Little Women I. iii. 39 As Meg appeared, Scrabble [sc. the pet rat] whisked into his hole.
1872 W. Black Strange Adventures Phaeton xviii. 254 We whisked through Maghull village.
b. The verb-stem used as adv. or int.: With a whisk, or sudden light movement.
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the world > movement > progressive motion > specific manner of progressive motion > [adverb] > sweepingly > lightly
whisk1753
the world > movement > progressive motion > specific manner of progressive motion > [interjection] > lightly and rapidly
whisk1841
1753 T. Gray Long Story in Six Poems 19 Out of the window, whisk, they flew.
1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop ii. xlvii. 57 He carried in his pocket..a fire-box of mysterious..construction; and as sure as ever Kit's mother closed her eyes, so surely—whisk, rattle, fizz—there was the single gentleman consulting his watch by a flame of fire.
1916 ‘B. Cable’ Action Front 12 I heard..something else goin' whisk like a cane switched past your ear.
1919 H. Walpole Secret City ii. v. 353 A beautiful fruit just within his grasp... He's going to taste it, when whisk! it's gone.
2.
a. transitive. To move (something) about, away, back, etc. with a light sweeping motion.
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the world > movement > motion in specific manner > move in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > move lightly or briskly > make light movement with > and sweeping
whisk1513
switch1842
1513 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid viii. Prol. 163 Quhen I walkynnit, all that welth was wiskyt away.
1594 C. Marlowe & T. Nashe Dido ii. C 1 b He..whiskt his sword about.
1675 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Odysses xi. 576 A sudden winde..whiskt away the Twigs.
1711 E. Budgell Spectator No. 67. ⁋9 [He] ran to his Partner,..and whisked her round cleverly above ground.
1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued I. i. 210 Burning a small stick at the end..and whisking it round to make gold lace, as we called it.
1785 W. Cowper Task vi. 317 The squirrel..there whisks his brush, And perks his ears.
1836 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers (1837) iv. 36 The horses..whisked their tails about.
1884 Manch. Examiner 24 Nov. 6/3 One cannot always guard against a whirlpool catching the rudder..and whisking the boat round.
1916 A. B. Reeve Poisoned Pen iii I forgot about it as I was whisked up in the elevator.
b. in reference to rapid travel: cf. whirl v.
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the world > movement > transference > [verb (transitive)] > convey or transport > rapidly
whirlc1386
rush1554
whisk1694
scoot1905
1694 N. H. Ladies Dict. 436 They whisk her to Bath, to Bristol.
1802 G. Colman Poor Gentleman (new ed.) iv. i. 56 There are four spanking greys..that shall whisk us to town in a minute.
1817 W. T. Moncrieff Giovanni in London i. ii Ply your oar, and wisk me over to the other side.
1872 W. Black Strange Adventures Phaeton ii A solitary omnibus, which daily whisks a few country people..down to Uxbridge.
3. To brush or sweep lightly and rapidly from a surface, esp. with a light instrument, as a feather or small brush.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > brushing or sweeping > clean by brushing or sweeping [verb (transitive)] > remove (dirt) by brushing or sweeping
sweepa1382
soop?a1500
whisk1626
brush1645
1626 G. Sandys tr. Ovid Metamorphosis x. 214 Their tufted tailes Whiske vp the dust.
?1790 J. Imison Curious & Misc. Articles (new ed.) 26 in School of Arts (ed. 2) Having drawn the outline..faintly with charcoal, whisking out the faulty part with a feather.
1822 W. Irving Bracebridge Hall II. 259 His..horse stood, stamping and whisking off the flies.
1838 C. Dickens Oliver Twist II. xxiii. 61 The beadle..finished a piece of toast, whisked the crumbs off his knees [etc.].
1881 L. B. Walford Dick Netherby v ‘An' shame on you for thinkin' sae.’ Mrs. M‘Clintock whisked her apron from her eyes.
4. To beat or whip with a rod of twigs or the like. Obsolete in gen. sense: in later use, To stir or beat up (eggs, cream, etc.) with a light rapid movement (= whip v. 7), esp. by means of a whisk (see whisk n.1 3).
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society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > administer corporal punishment [verb (transitive)] > with cane, birch, or switch
yerda1225
baleys1377
whisk1530
jerk1550
wanda1585
switch?1611
canea1667
bamboo1816
birch1830
the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > general preparation processes > perform general preparation processes [verb (transitive)] > whip
swingc1000
swengec1430
slingc1450
beat1486
batter1585
strokea1639
mill1662
whip1673
whisk1710
cream1889
1530 R. Whitford Werke for Housholders (new ed.) E i Yf any chylde be..stubburne,..let it..be whysked with a good rodde.
1703 [implied in: R. Thoresby Let. to Ray (E.D.S.) Whisking, is also switching; ‘there will be whisking for't’. (at whisking n.)].
1710 T. Fuller Pharmacopœia Extemporanea 325 Whites of Eggs beat up, and whisk'd, 'till it stand all in froth.
1836 J. Mollard Art of Cookery 265 A tea spoonful of Gum Dragon whisked to a solid froth.
1846 A. Soyer Gastron. Regenerator 49 Using three whole and three yolks of eggs, but omitting the whisked whites.
1904 Cassell's New Dict. Cookery at Cream, Whipped Double cream may be simply whipped by whisking it with a wire whisk until it thickens.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > trickery, playing jokes > trick, hoax [verb (transitive)]
jape1362
bejape1377
play1562
jugglea1592
dally1595
trick1595
bore1602
jadea1616
to fool off1631
top1663
whiska1669
hocus1675
to put a sham upon1677
sham1677
fun?1685
to put upon ——1687
rig1732
humbug1750
hum1751
to run a rig1764
hocus-pocus1774
cram1794
hoax1796
kid1811
string1819
to play off1821
skylark1823
frisk1825
stuff1844
lark1848
kiddy1851
soap1857
to play it (on)1864
spoof1889
to slip (something) over (on)1912
cod1941
to pull a person's chain1975
game1996
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v.adv.int.?a1500- tenor bell
- tenor c
- tenor clarinet
- tenor clef
- tenor cor
- tenor drum
- tenor horn
- tenor player
- tenor rackett
- tenor sax-man
- tenor saxist
- tenor saxman
- tenor saxophone
- tenor saxophonist
- tenor solo
- tenor soloist
- tenor style
- tenor violin
- tenor-maker
- tenor-man
- tenor-saw
- tenor-wheel
- tenoral
- tenore
- tenore di grazia