whimple (third-person singular simple present whimples, present participle whimpling, simple past and past participle whimpled)
To whiffle; to veer.
Alternative form of wimple
Whimple
A village and civil parish in East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY0497).
Source: Wiktionary
Whim"ple, v. t.
Definition: See Wimple.
Whim"ple, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Whiffle.]
Definition: To whiffle; to veer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
