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White v.2. World English Historical Dictionary

White v.2. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1928, rev. 2024. White v.2 Sc. and n. dial. Also 6 Sc. quhite, 7 whyt, 9 dial. whit. [north. variant of THWITE. Cf. WHANG.] trans. To cut slices off (a stick, etc.) with a knife or other sharp instrument; to pare; to whittle.

1 1567.  Gude & Godlie B. (S. T. S.), 72. Stock and stane … Quhilk men may carfe or quhite.

2 1662.  in W. Hunter, Biggar & Ho. Fleming (1862), 4. Elf boyis, wha whyttis and dyghtis thame [sc. arrow-heads] with a sharp thing lyke a paking neidle.

3 1799.  J. Robertson, Agric. Perth, 267. Boys, who white a stick … until it be so worn down that it become useless.

4 1890.  Service, Notandums, ix. 62. Ye can be whitin’ a stick.

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