WHERRET

Etymology

Noun

wherret (plural wherrets)

(now regional) A blow, especially on the face. [from 16th c.]

Verb

wherret (third-person singular simple present wherrets, present participle wherreting, simple past and past participle wherreted)

(obsolete, transitive) To hurry; to trouble; to tease.

(obsolete, transitive) To box (somebody) on the ear; to strike on the ear.

Anagrams

• rethrew

Source: Wiktionary


Wher"ret, v. t. Etym: [From Whir.]

1. To hurry; to trouble; to tease. [Obs.] Bickerstaff.

2. To box (one) on the ear; to strike or box. (the ear); as, to wherret a child. [Obs.]

Wher"ret, n.

Definition: A box on the ear. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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