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Whistling is frowned upon onboard a ship. Traditionally, the only person allowed to whistle is a ship's cook, for the reason that if they are whistling, then they are not eating the rations.
a silver or silver coloured coin worth twelve pre-decimalisation pennies (12d). From Old High German 'skilling'. Similar words for coins and meanings are found all over Europe. The original derivation was either from Proto-Germanic 'skell' meaning to sound or ring, or Indo-European 'skell' split or divide. Some think the root might be from Proto-Germanic 'skeld', meaning shield.
Touch me on the knob was old British slang for a shilling (bob).
I'm willing was old London Cockney rhyming slang for a shilling.
n pre-decimalisation U.K. unit of currency - worth a twentieth of a pound, which was then twelve pence.
Stirling Moss is London Cockney rhyming slang for toss.
Willing to have sex
A silver (outdated Australian currency ) coin with a value of twelve pennies. Roughly the size of a United States twenty five cent coin. See also Bob
The whirling pits is British slang for giddiness, nausea.
Noun. A thorough beating or defeat.
Noun. Dizziness induced by excessive intoxication, usually alcoholic.
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A wrapping of small stuff applied to the end of the line to prevent unlaying.
Abraham's willing was old British rhyming slang for a shilling.
Bob (Shilling)
Shilling tabernacle was slang for a Baptist or Methodist tea−meeting where refreshments were available for a shilling.
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Giddiness; a whirling sensation in the head; vertigo.
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A whirling blast or wind.
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The act of twirling; a rapid circular motion; a whirl or whirling; quick rotation.
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The whirling about of a horse.
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A whirligig.
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Alt. of Wharling
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Whirling in the manner of a top.
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Making chilly or cold; depressing; discouraging; cold; distant; as, a chilling breeze; a chilling manner.
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Condition of a road or roads, which admits of passing on wheels; as, it is good wheeling, or bad wheeling.
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Pertaining to, or employed in, the pursuit of whales; as, a whaling voyage; a whaling vessel.
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Any one of numerous species of beetles belonging to Gyrinus and allied genera. The body is firm, oval or boatlike in form, and usually dark colored with a bronzelike luster. These beetles live mostly on the surface of water, and move about with great celerity in a gyrating, or circular, manner, but they are also able to dive and swim rapidly. The larva is aquatic. Called also weaver, whirlwig, and whirlwig beetle.
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Vortical; whirling; as, a vorticose motion.
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The young of the sea trout.
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Alt. of Hirling
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turning, rolling, or whirling round.
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A buzzing or whizzing sound produced by rapid or whirling motion; as, the whir of a partridge; the whir of a spinning wheel.
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A young whiting.
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To send whirling or whizzing through the air; to throw with violence; to drive with great force; as, to hurl a stone or lance.
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The act of turning, rolling, or whirling round.
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Any one of several species of North American marine sciaenoid food fishes belonging to genus Menticirrhus, especially M. Americanus, found from Maryland to Brazil, and M. littoralis, common from Virginia to Texas; -- called also silver whiting, and surf whiting.
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