WHIMPLE

Etymology

Verb

whimple (third-person singular simple present whimples, present participle whimpling, simple past and past participle whimpled)

To whiffle; to veer.

Alternative form of wimple

Proper noun

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