The Poetaster eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 208 pages of information about The Poetaster.

The Poetaster eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 208 pages of information about The Poetaster.

Wicker, pliant, agile.

Wilding, esp. fruit of wild apple or crab tree (Webster).

Wine, “I have the—­for you,” Prov.:  I have the perquisites (of the office) which you are to share (Cunningham).

WINNY, “same as old word “wonne,” to stay, etc.” (Whalley).

Wise-woman, fortune-teller.

Wish, recommend.

Wiss (wusse), “I—­,” certainly, of a truth.

Without, beyond.

Witty, cunning, ingenious, clever.

Wood, collection, lot.

Woodcock, term of contempt.

Woolsack (”—­pies"), name of tavern.

Wort, unfermented beer.

WOUNDY, great, extreme.

Wreak, revenge.

Wrought, wrought upon.

WUSSE, interjection. (See Wiss).

Yeanling, lamb, kid.

Zany, an inferior clown, who attended upon the chief
fool and mimicked his tricks.

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