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Whir vs Whig - What's the difference?

whir | whig |

As nouns the difference between whir and whig

is that whir is an alternative spelling of lang=en while whig is acidulated whey, sometimes mixed with buttermilk and sweet herbs, used as a cooling beverage.

As verbs the difference between whir and whig

is that whir is an alternative spelling of lang=en while whig is urge forward; drive briskly.

whir

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • *1909 , (William Hope Hodgson), (The Ghost Pirates)
  • *:Suddenly, the time-keeper struck three bells, and the deeper notes of the bell forrard, answered them. I gave a start. It seemed to me that they had been struck close to my elbow. There was something unaccountably strange in the air that night. Then, even as the Second Mate answered the look-out's "All's well," there came the sharp whir and rattle of running gear, on the port side of the mainmast.

    • Verb

    (en-verb)

    • whig

    English

    Etymology 1

    Probably related to (whey)

    Noun

    (wikipedia whig) (en noun)
  • (UK, dialect, obsolete) Acidulated whey, sometimes mixed with buttermilk and sweet herbs, used as a cooling beverage.
  • buttermilk

    • Etymology 2

    Compare frig', ' jig

    Verb

    (whigg)
  • Urge forward; drive briskly.
  • Jog along; move or work briskly.
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