Vent, vend, sell; give outlet to; scent, snuff up.

Venue, bout (fencing term).

Verdugo (Span.), hangman, executioner.

Verge, “in the—­,” within a certain distance of the court.

Vex, agitate, torment.

Vice, the buffoon of old moralities; some kind of
machinery for moving a puppet (Gifford).

Vie and REVIE, to hazard a certain sum, and to cover it with a larger one.

Vincent against York, two heralds-at-arms.

Vindicate, avenge.

VIRGE, wand, rod.

Virginal, old form of piano.

Virtue, valour.

VIVELY, in lifelike manner, livelily.

Vizard, mask.

Vogue, rumour, gossip.

Voice, vote.

Void, leave, quit.

VOLARY, cage, aviary.

Volley, “at—­,” “o’ the volee,” at random (from a
term of tennis).

VORLOFFE, furlough.

WADLOE, keeper of the Devil Tavern, where Jonson and his friends met in the ‘Apollo’ room (Whalley).

WAIGHTS, waits, night musicians, “band of musical
watchmen” (Webster), or old form of “hautboys.”

WANNION, “vengeance,” “plague” (Nares).

Ward, a famous pirate.

Ward, guard in fencing.

WATCHET, pale, sky blue.

Weal, welfare.

Weed, garment.

Weft, waif.

Weights, “to the gold—­,” to every minute particular.

Welkin, sky.

Well-spoken, of fair speech.

Well-TORNED, turned and polished, as on a wheel.

Welt, hem, border of fur.

WHER, whether.

Whetstone, George, an author who lived 1544(?) to 1587(?).

Whiff, a smoke, or drink; “taking the—­,” inhaling the tobacco smoke or some such accomplishment.

WHIGH-HIES, neighings, whinnyings.

Whimsy, whim, “humour.”

WHINILING, (?) whining, weakly.

Whit, (?) a mere jot.

WHITEMEAT, food made of milk or eggs.

Wicked, bad, clumsy.

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.