英语词汇“whiddle”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组、英语词典-本地帮

单词

whiddle

释义

whiddle, v. slang.|ˈhwɪd(ə)l|
Also 8 whidle, whidel, widdle.
[? f. whid n.¹]
intr. a. To divulge a secret, turn informer, ‘peach’. b. See quot. 1725. Hence ˈwhiddler.
c1661Marq. Argyle's Last Will in Harl. Misc. (1746) VIII. 28/1, I understand..he hath made so large a Progress in Discovering, that he can pay it now to himself—The Devil was in me to suffer such a pitiful Fellow to whiddle before me.a1700B. E. Dict. Cant. Crew, Whiddler, a Peacher (or rather Impeacher) of his Gang.1725New Cant. Dict., To Whiddle, to enter into a Parley, to compound with, or take off by a Bribe.1756J. Cox Narr. Thief-takers 66 The Prisoner..then swore he wished he had cut off his Head, for then he would not have whidelled again.1781G. Parker View Soc. ii. 133 About Darkey [i.e. twilight], or when Oliver don't widdle [footn. The Moon not up].1812J. H. Vaux Flash Dict. s.v., Don't you whiddle about so and so, that is, don't mention it.

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