WHERRETED

Verb

wherreted

simple past tense and past participle of wherret

Source: Wiktionary


WHERRET

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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