Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To cajole by wheedling; whilly-wha.
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Examples
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a "whilly" by the people and is thought to denote danger.
Three Years in Tristan da Cunha Katherine Mary Barrow
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With so many parents working, you can not just whilly nilly close schools.
It's cold jodifur 2007
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And gie him a bit word of counsel from time to time, should ye see him temptit to whilly-whas and follies?
Copper Streak Trail Eugene Manlove Rhodes 1901
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The fower lads stared at ither, an 'tried to whilly-wha him to be quiet.
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The fower lads stared at ither, an 'tried to whilly-wha him to be quiet.
Catriona Robert Louis Stevenson 1872
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The fower lads stared at ither, an 'tried to whilly-wha him to be quiet.
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Old black and white mickey mouse movie on a reel,? steamboat whilly last viewed excellent condition. what's the worth, we want to sell
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Old black and white mickey mouse movie on a reel,? steamboat whilly last viewed excellent condition. what's the worth, we want to sell
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Things as septics systems and non party lines and driving whilly nilly all over the place were about 15 years away.
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But if you look at it and think .. "cooooooooool" then prepare yourself for tearing apart books whilly nhilly.
Blog Me Baby Ngaire 2009
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