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Whisp vs Frother - What's the difference?

whisp | frother |

As nouns the difference between whisp and frother

is that whisp is a flock of snipe or whisp can be while frother is a machine that generates froth.

As a verb frother is

(dialectal) to comfort.

whisp

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(en noun)
  • A flock of snipe.

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
    • (Webster 1913)

    frother

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl), alteration of frovre, .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (dialectal) To comfort.
  • (dialectal) To feed.
    • Related terms
    * (l)

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A machine that generates froth
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    • , passage=There is a battery-powered frother , and a small glass channel that adds turbulence and air bubbles as the wine flows through it from the bottle into the glass.}}