10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHIFFIER»
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whiffier in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
whiffier and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Literary Gazette and Journal of the Belles Lettres, ...
Mrs. Whiffier will never cease to recollect the last day of the old year as long as
she lives, for it was on that day that the baby had the four red spots on its nose
which they took for measles : nor Christmas day, for twenty-one days after
Christmas ...
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A glossary; or, Collection of words ... which have been ...
But vihifflc itself meant a fife in English, from a whiff, or puff of wind ; whiffier,
therefore, in that sense, was regularly made from whiffle. Mr. Douce seems
satisfactorily to explain the matter. Whifflers, or fifers, generally went first in a
procession ...
3
The New sporting magazine
10 AVolverhampton, by Jingling Johnny, out of Betsy (Mr. Clement) ... ... 82 Lord
Coventry's Yearlings. Brown colt by Tim Whiffier, out of Tambourine by Rataplan (
Mr. Hughes) ... 10 Bay filly by Tim Whiffier, out of Maud (Mr. Lowe) ... ... ... 36 Bay
...
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The Australasian Turf Register: Containing a Full Report of ...
Mr. H. J. Bowler's g f Gretna Green, by John Bull — Snowfiake Mr. H. J. Bowler's
b f Treasure Trove, by King of the l'ing — Dora Mr. C. M. Lloyd's br f May Queen,
by Tim Whiffier (imp.)— Queen of the May Mr. J. Cleeland's b f Gardenia, by King
...
5
The Cursing Calendar and Report of the Spring Season 1863
(Mr Thompson's) 1 19 Tidy, bkb (MrW. Tyrer's) 6 Tight Race, be b .... (Mr Htlder's)
(S. 72.) Tilly, bk b .. .. (Mr Bill's) (s. 82) Time, rb .... (Mr Thompson's) 119 Tim
Whiffier, be d, by Young Danger out of Shuttle (Mr Carter's) 33 Tim Whiffler, f d .
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The Sporting magazine; or Monthly calendar of the ...
10 Wolverhampton, by Jingling Johnny, out of Betsy (Mr. Clement) ... ... 32 Lord
Coventry's Yearlings. Brown colt by Tim Whiffier, out of Tambourine by Rataplan (
Mr. Hughes) ... 10 Bay filly by Tim Whiffier, out of Maud (Mr. Lowe) ... ... ... 35 Bay
...
7
Timon of Athens; Othello
By degrees, the word whijfier hence acquired the metaphorical meaning, which it
at present obtains in common speech, and became an appellation of contempt.
Whiffier, a light trivial character, a fellaw hired to pipe at processions. T. Warton.
William Shakespeare, 1813
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THE COURSING CALENDAR AND REPORT OF THE SPRING SEASON
Mr Boazman's w bk b Lizzie beat Mr Cragg's f w d Kino Tom Mr Errington's r b
Sally Crossland. „ Mr It. Kobson's bk w b Wild Agnes Mr R. Todd's r b Toy „ Mr
Thompson's IwbJBji Mary Mr Wilkinson's rwd Tim Whiffier.. „ Mr Thomas's r w d
Blair ...
(diver) (Que., La.); sleepy diver (Labr.); tree duck (Man.); whiffier (Md., Va., N. C);
whistle diver (Labr.); whistle duck (N. J., Mo.); winter duck (Mich.); wood duck (Ont
., Man., Alto., N. W. T.). Geographic index. — Ala., fiddlerduck; Alia., wood duck; ...
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The Spelling Dictionary: Or, a Collection of All the Common ...
... WhEt-stone whey whEyish which Wh6atly-BridgeWhichurch WhEatly-North
Wichnor whiff whiffier whig whiggishness W E S W H- E Welsichp6ol wosterliness
w61com WEsterly WElcomness w6stern weld WEstlow WEIding-heat
WEstminster ...
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHIFFIER»
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whiffier is used in the context of the following news items.
They think it's all over for Sepp Blatter…
... or that the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar was whiffier than a plate of Swiss cheese. At the opening of the Fifa congress, ... «Scotsman, May 15»
Is fouling off pitches a skill?
Considering that the pitchers are throwing whiffier breaking and off-speed stuff more in two-strike counts, it's probably still a significant difference. Not every hitter ... «FOXSports.com, Nov 14»
Oh please chaps, DO cover them up! QUENTIN LETTS tells men to …
There is only one thing whiffier than a hot, socked foot and that is a hot foot which has not been wearing a sock. Have you ever tried wearing gum boots without ... «Daily Mail, Jun 11»
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Vexed is whiffier than the cheese some of you were undoubtedly eating over on the other side of the Channel even as it screened (lucky you). It probably will not ... «New Statesman, Aug 10»
