10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WET ONE'S WHISTLE»
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wet one's whistle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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The Modern Anglo-Bengali Dictionary:
The mouth or throat ; as, to wet one's -whistle ; ( tS'SBWS ) ^t, <>1*!1 I 6. A sound
made by the wind, or by a body passing rapidly through the air ; PTt C^l "Hf i 7. A
pipe or flute ; ^|t*il, ^^t I -tling n. Penny-whistle— 55 Whistling eagle- If7! i At ...
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
See General Wetherall wet (one's) whistle. See whistle, 1. wetness. A foolish,
hence dangerous, sentimentality: since ca. 1930. (Sir Edward Playfair cites The
Times, 29 Sep. 1977.) Ex wet, adj., 6~8. wets roster. 'The list of those whose turn
it is ...
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English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
weigh in (with) wet one's whistle altogether weighed down by all the extra work
they're pushing on him. weigh in (with) nderhyj me force me □ At that point, the
chairman weighed in with a strong defence of company policy. weigh one's
words ...
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The Chambers Dictionary
... bought at an exorbitant price); pigs and whistles see pig1; wet one's whistle (
colloq) to take an alcoholic drink: whistle away see whistle off; whistle down the
wind (from the practice of casting a hawk off down the wind when turning it loose)
to ...
wateh ovcr, to cuidar/ocuparse wet, to mojar watehman guardián wet one's
whistle, to beber watehman, night guardián whacked cansado water bottle
botella whacking great enorme water, streteh of lago what is more también water,
to mojar ...
Ronald Ernest Batchelor, 1994
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Early American Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases
Why W134 To wet one's Whistle 1723 New-England Courant 87 (1.1): For having
lately wet my Whistle With generous Wine. 1793 JMacdonell in Gates Five Fur
Traders 101: It being customary ... to wet the whistle of every Indian they met.
Bartlett Jere Whiting, 1977
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American English Idiomatic Expressions in 52 Weeks: An Easy ...
... 402 weigh on/upon (EMO) 407 weigh one's words (COMM) 406 well and good
(SAT) 402 well heeled (MON) 401 well off (MON) 401 well to do (MON) 401 wet
behind the ears (PER) 401 wet blanket (PER) 401 wet one's whistle (HEAL) 392
...
... to borrow money—generally small sums—as, “He whispered me for atanner.”
Whisperer, aconstant borrower. Whistle, “as clean as a whistle,” neatly, or “slickly
done,” as an American would say; “To whet (or more vulgarly wet) one's whistle,”
...
John Camden Hotten, Francis Grose, Ambrose Bierce, 2014
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The Routledge Portuguese Bilingual Dictionary (Revised 2014 ...
... to wet one's whistle, drink; algum ~ lhe mordeu something has upset you/him/
her; (BR) virar ~ to turn nasty, get angry. bicho-careta m inv (pessoa vulgar)
ordinary person; a nobody. bicho-carpinteiro m woodworm; bichos-carpinteiros to
be ...
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The Dialect of Craven, in the West-Riding of the County of ...
It is never used in this sense except in the phrase to " wet one's whistle," to take a
draught of liquor. It is a corruption of weesle, an old term for the weeasand or
windpipe. Dr. Johnson, however, takes no notice of this very probable corruption.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WET ONE'S WHISTLE»
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REVIEW: Wytheville's Wohlfahrt Haus is Rocking and Rolling
As usual the food is excellent and plentiful and the drinks, both soft and otherwise, are sure to wet one's whistle to facilitate a bit of singing along if you're so ... «Bristol Herald Courier, Jul 15»
Pedal Powered Pub Crawl
... and with the ever-growing number of restaurants and bars, there are numerous places to wet one's whistle or grab a bite to eat. Parking can be challenging, ... «Columbiametro, Jun 15»
Reliving the Steveston Hotel
One may expect that the change will conform to a Steveston village that's in the ... the only place to wet one's whistle in Richmond until the Skyline pub opened in ... «Richmond News, Jun 15»
Know your English — What is the meaning of 'wet one's whistle'?
*At the end of the day, we meet, discuss politics and wet our whistles/beaks. According to some scholars, the word 'whistle' in the idiom refers to ones' mouth ... «The Hindu, Mar 15»
United Announces Tasty Reboot to Newark International Airport …
Other areas to wet one's whistle will include Kevin Pemoulie's Oeno, a wine bar, and Dale Talde's Caps Beer Garden, "offering an expansive selection of draft ... «ABC News, Nov 14»
Los Alamos Beer Co-Op Seeks 300 Member-Owners in Order to Open
Besides being the newest place to wet one's whistle, the LABC expects the new brewery to boost Los Alamos' economy. “Breweries have been shown to be ... «Brewbound.com, Oct 14»
Virginia Craft Brewers Fest at Devils Backbone lures beer …
The days of having only mass-produced beer with which to wet one's whistle are gone. These are times when small-batch offerings of ales, lagers, porters, stouts ... «The Daily Progress, Aug 14»
Wordplay | Barely Enough to Wet One's Whistle
WEDNESDAY'S PUZZLE — Just as I love a book or film that holds its secrets until close to the end, so do I love a crossword puzzle that does the same thing. «New York Times, May 14»
In the Know: 2 new watering holes open in North Naples area
Two new local meetup places opened within the last week, increasing options for where one can wet one's whistle and much more in the North Naples area. «Naples Daily News, Apr 14»
It's Hogmanay at Hutchison House
One of Peterborough's special places is Hutchison House on Brock St. It was the ... new and old, but there is also tea, coffee and lemonade to wet one's whistle. «Peterborough Examiner, Dec 13»
