n. Poet. Sky. [old english, = cloud]

—v. - roll, wallow.

- (foll. By in) lie prostrate or be soaked in. —n. - general confusion.

- (foll. By of) disorderly mixture or contrast. [low german or dutch]

- n. Heavy rider or boxer. [origin unknown]

contr. Were not.

n. Castrated ram. [old english]

n. Whaling ship or seaman.

—v. (-zing) 1 breathe with an audible whistling sound.

- utter with this sound. —n. - sound of wheezing.

- colloq. Clever scheme. wheezy adj. (-ier, -iest). Wheezily adv. Wheeziness n. [probably from old norse, = hiss]

formal —interrog. Adv. From what place? —conj. - to the place from which (return whence you came).

- (often prec. By place etc.) From which.

- and thence (whence it follows that). [old english: related to *when]

n. (pl. -ies) 1 light rowing-boat usu. For carrying passengers.

- large light barge. [origin unknown]

adv. & conj. While. [from *while]

n. (pl. -ies) = *whim. [origin uncertain]