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De - Pt| English Dictionary: whippoorwill | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Whip \Whip\, n. [OE. whippe. See {Whip}, v. t.] 1. An instrument or driving horses or other animals, or for correction, consisting usually of a lash attached to a handle, or of a handle and lash so combined as to form a flexible rod. [bd][A] whip's lash.[b8] --Chaucer. In his right hand he holds a whip, with which he is supposed to drive the horses of the sun. --Addison. 2. A coachman; a driver of a carriage; as, a good whip. --Beaconsfield. 3. (Mach.) (a) One of the arms or frames of a windmill, on which the sails are spread. (b) The length of the arm reckoned from the shaft. 4. (Naut.) (a) A small tackle with a single rope, used to hoist light bodies. (b) The long pennant. See {Pennant} (a) 5. A huntsman who whips in the hounds; whipper-in. 6. (Eng. Politics) (a) A person (as a member of Parliament) appointed to enforce party discipline, and secure the attendance of the members of a Parliament party at any important session, especially when their votes are needed. (b) A call made upon members of a Parliament party to be in their places at a given time, as when a vote is to be taken. {Whip and spur}, with the utmost haste. {Whip crane}, [or] {Whip purchase}, a simple form of crane having a small drum from which the load is suspended, turned by pulling on a rope wound around larger drum on the same axle. {Whip gin}. See {Gin block}, under 5th {Gin}. {Whip grafting}. See under {Grafting}. {Whip hand}, the hand with which the whip is used; hence, advantage; mastery; as, to have or get the whip hand of a person. --Dryden. {Whip ray} (Zo[94]l.), the European eagle ray. See under {Ray}. {Whip roll} (Weaving), a roll or bar, behind the reeds in a loom, on which the warp threads rest. {Whip scorpion} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of arachnids belonging to {Thelyphonus} and allied genera. They somewhat resemble true scorpions, but have a long, slender bristle, or lashlike organ, at the end of the body, instead of a sting. {Whip snake} (Zo[94]l.), any one of various species of slender snakes. Specifically: (a) A bright green South American tree snake ({Philodryas viridissimus}) having a long and slender body. It is not venomous. Called also {emerald whip snake}. (b) The coachwhip snake. | |
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Whip-poor-will \Whip"-poor-will`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) An American bird ({Antrostomus vociferus}) allied to the nighthawk and goatsucker; -- so called in imitation of the peculiar notes which it utters in the evening. [Written also {whippowil}.] | |
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Waverly, AL (town, FIPS 80256) Location: 32.73613 N, 85.57615 W Population (1990): 152 (78 housing units) Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 36879 Waverly, FL (CDP, FIPS 75475) Location: 27.96758 N, 81.61889 W Population (1990): 2071 (980 housing units) Area: 12.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Waverly, GA Zip code(s): 31565 Waverly, IA (city, FIPS 82875) Location: 42.72543 N, 92.46982 W Population (1990): 8539 (3160 housing units) Area: 28.5 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water) Waverly, IL (city, FIPS 79358) Location: 39.59266 N, 89.95233 W Population (1990): 1402 (633 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62692 Waverly, KS (city, FIPS 76050) Location: 38.39728 N, 95.60331 W Population (1990): 618 (273 housing units) Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 66871 Waverly, KY (city, FIPS 80958) Location: 37.70970 N, 87.81526 W Population (1990): 345 (128 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 42462 Waverly, MI (CDP, FIPS 84800) Location: 42.73920 N, 84.62076 W Population (1990): 15614 (6582 housing units) Area: 14.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Waverly, MN (city, FIPS 68764) Location: 45.06894 N, 93.96900 W Population (1990): 600 (295 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 1.9 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 55390 Waverly, MO (city, FIPS 77866) Location: 39.20663 N, 93.51993 W Population (1990): 837 (409 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64096 Waverly, NE (city, FIPS 51770) Location: 40.91493 N, 96.53000 W Population (1990): 1869 (635 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68462 Waverly, NY (village, FIPS 78806) Location: 42.01220 N, 76.54113 W Population (1990): 4787 (2017 housing units) Area: 5.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 14892 Waverly, OH Zip code(s): 45690 Waverly, SD Zip code(s): 57202 Waverly, TN (city, FIPS 78560) Location: 36.09237 N, 87.78778 W Population (1990): 3925 (1787 housing units) Area: 21.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 37185 Waverly, VA (town, FIPS 83600) Location: 37.03376 N, 77.09567 W Population (1990): 2223 (869 housing units) Area: 7.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 23890 Waverly, WA (town, FIPS 76720) Location: 47.33955 N, 117.22875 W Population (1990): 37 (15 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 99039 Waverly, WV Zip code(s): 26184 | |
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Waverly City, OH (city, FIPS 81942) Location: 39.12534 N, 82.98246 W Population (1990): 4477 (2138 housing units) Area: 10.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Waverly Hall, GA (town, FIPS 80844) Location: 32.68402 N, 84.73816 W Population (1990): 769 (275 housing units) Area: 8.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 31831 | |
