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- noun Plural form of
whing .
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Examples
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And George, for duty performed, was remunerated with the two "whings," although it still remains a question in the mind of Ethan whether or not he deserved them.
The Young Mountaineers Short Stories Mary Noailles Murfree 1886
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"whings," although it still remains a question in the mind of Ethan whether or not he deserved them.
The Literary World Seventh Reader Hetty Sibyl Browne 1907
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Good bwye ye dun Elves! who, on whings made o'leather,
The Dialect of the West of England; Particularly Somersetshire James Jennings
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Till – hear that note – the red return whings glimmerin 'through the guides.
Janey Canuck in the West Emily Ferguson 1910
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An 'he tole me that ef I'd tell ye ter fotch him a rope ter pull up by, he would gimme the whings.
The Literary World Seventh Reader Hetty Sibyl Browne 1907
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"Seen him in the woods, an 'he promised me the tur-r-key whings."
The Literary World Seventh Reader Hetty Sibyl Browne 1907
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George Birt rose from the ground and started off briskly, [v] exhilarated by the promise of both the "whings."
The Literary World Seventh Reader Hetty Sibyl Browne 1907
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George Birt rose from the ground and started off briskly, exhilarated by the promise of both the "whings."
The Young Mountaineers Short Stories Mary Noailles Murfree 1886
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An 'he tole me that ef I'd tell ye ter fotch him a rope ter pull up by, he would gimme the whings.
The Young Mountaineers Short Stories Mary Noailles Murfree 1886
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"Seen him in the woods, an 'he promised me the tur-r-key whings."
The Young Mountaineers Short Stories Mary Noailles Murfree 1886
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