whippit

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“
She went for to kiss it, but the holy man whippit it away in a trice.

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  • She went for to kiss it, but the holy man whippit it away in a trice. —  The Cloister and the Hearth
  • I thinks, 'tis an evil sperrit, sae I set awa like a hare -- game leg an 'aal -- tearin' towards the park wall like a whippit, followed by the evil sperrit that made no sound wiv his pads, but was growlin 'terrible aal the time.' —  Border Ghost Stories
  • It's essentially a whippit-type thing. —  Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz
 

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