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  • noun Plural form of whisker.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

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Examples

  • We can understand that one doctor should need another to consult and disagree with; and that one lawyer requires another with whom he may join issue in the case of Richard Roe vs. John Doe, but why there should always be two barbers in an American village, does not seem so clear, since the cut of the whiskers is an arbitrary matter in our day, whatever may be the uncertainties of science and law.

    Rural Hours 1887

  • He also said the chin whiskers are a dead giveaway.

    Michael McMannus 2010

  • “I have so many chin whiskers I look like carny-folk!” cried Jules, while Laurie gasped that her pores resembled “bullet holes.”

    'Cougar Town' recap: Sex, snacks, and videotape | EW.com 2009

  • I was fortunate that I was trying to pluck one of those old-lady chin whiskers and not a stray eyebrow.

    Seeing my Mexico surroundings 2007

  • I was fortunate that I was trying to pluck one of those old-lady chin whiskers and not a stray eyebrow.

    Seeing my Mexico surroundings 2007

  • The oral tradition abounds with stories of women being terrified by the sight of a corpse smoking a pipe, or its chin whiskers moving, or a body sitting up or rolling over in a coffin (thanks to some strategically tied string).

    Gutenber-e Help Page 2005

  • "I'll pull off those antennæ you call whiskers if I can get hold of em --"

    Police!!! Henry Hutt 1899

  • The guests had a great time, the moms admired the effort of our homespun "pupcake," and Shaena wrapped up the party by blowing out the "whiskers" -- er, candles -- on her custom cake.

    Cool doggie cupcakes from a creative dad 2008

  • The culprits, says AP, are tiny splinters called whiskers, that sprout without warning from tin solder and finishes deep inside electronics.

    Archive 2007-10-01 Richard 2007

  • The culprits, says AP, are tiny splinters called whiskers, that sprout without warning from tin solder and finishes deep inside electronics.

    Whiskers! Richard 2007

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  • Car-dealer nickname for a car that's been on the lot for a very long time.

    September 8, 2018