- hwistlere
- m (-es/-as) whistler, piper
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Arctomys pruinosus — Whistler Whis tler, n. [AS. hwistlere.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who, or that which, whistles, or produces or a whistling sound. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The ring ousel. (b) The widgeon. [Prov. Eng.] (c) The golden eye. (d) The golden plover … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Whistler — Whis tler, n. [AS. hwistlere.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who, or that which, whistles, or produces or a whistling sound. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The ring ousel. (b) The widgeon. [Prov. Eng.] (c) The golden eye. (d) The golden plover and the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whistler — /hwis leuhr, wis /, n. 1. a person or thing that whistles. 2. something that makes a sound like a whistle: The windstorm was a 60 mile an hour whistler. 3. any of various birds whose wings whistle in flight, esp. the goldeneye. 4. thickhead (def … Universalium
