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Sound
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name
A village and civil parish in East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY0497).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Alternative spelling of wimple (“head covering”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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verb
Archaic form of wimple.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, archaic
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verb
To whiffle; to veer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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History
Compare whiffle.
