Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- See
whirret .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A box on the ear.
- transitive verb obsolete To hurry; to trouble; to tease.
- transitive verb obsolete To box (one) on the ear; to strike or box (the ear).
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb obsolete To
hurry ; totrouble ; totease . - verb obsolete To
box (somebody) on theear ; tostrike on the ear.
Etymologies
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Origin unknown; perhaps imitative. See whirr.
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Examples
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The Whigs are in a rage about the peace; but we'll wherret [9] them, I warrant, boys.
The Journal to Stella Jonathan Swift 1706
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The Whigs are in a rage about the peace; but we’ll wherret [9] them, I warrant, boys.
vendingmachine commented on the word wherret
A box on the ear? What kind of box.. a cereal box, a cake mix?
August 4, 2020
bilby commented on the word wherret
Well, personally speaking, a jack in the box.
August 27, 2021