Webster's practical dictionary A practical dictionary of the English language, giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the Unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . Whooping-crane. harlot; courte-. , concubine.—v. i. To have unlawful sexual commerce. — Whorish,a. Resembling a whore in character or conduct;incontinent; lewd; unchaste.—Whoredom, -dum,n. Practice of unlawful commerce with the othersex; fornication; lewdness. {Script.) Idolatry.—Whoremaster, n. A man who practices lewdness ;a lecher ; one who keeps or procures whores forothers ; a pimp ; procu
Webster's practical dictionary A practical dictionary of the English language, giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the Unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . Whooping-crane. harlot; courte-. , concubine.—v. i. To have unlawful sexual commerce. — Whorish,a. Resembling a whore in character or conduct;incontinent; lewd; unchaste.—Whoredom, -dum,n. Practice of unlawful commerce with the othersex; fornication; lewdness. {Script.) Idolatry.—Whoremaster, n. A man who practices lewdness ;a lecher ; one who keeps or procures whores forothers ; a pimp ; procurer. — Whoremonger, -mun-ger, n. A whoremaster ; lecher; a man who fre-quents the society of , hwgrl o?- hw6rl, ?i. {Bot.) An arrangementof a number of leaves, flowers, or other organs,around a stem, in the same plane with each Whorls. {Bot.) A humming sound {Conch.) A wreath orturn of the spire of aunivalve. Whortleberry, hwertI-berrl, n. {Bot.) A plantor shrub, and its small,round, edible berry; thehuckleberry. Whose, Whosoever, under Who. Whur, hwer, v. i. Tomake a rough hummingsound, like one whopronounces the letter rwith too much force ;to snarl or growl, as a dog. like that of a body moving through the air with ve-locity; whir. Why, nwi, adv. For what cause, reason, or purpose; onwhat account,—used interrogatively: for which rea-son or cause, on what account, for what, — relative-ly; the reason or cause for which, — used as a com-pound relative. [ Why is used sometimes emphati-cally, or as an expletive.] Wick, wik, n. A loosely twisted or woven cord or nar-row fabric which by capillary attraction draws upa steady supply of oil, melted tallow, etc., to feed theflame of a lamp or candle. — Wicking, n. The ma-terial of which wicks are made. Wicked, wiked, a. Evil in principle or practice;
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