Category:Whisk

Whisk, n. Etym: [see whist, n.]

Defn: a game at cards; whist. [obs.] Taylor (1630).

Whisk Whisk, n. Etym: [probably for wisk, and of scand. origin; cf. Icel. Visk a wisp; akin to dan. visk, sw. viska, d. wisch, ohg. wisc, g. Wisch. See wisp.]

1. The act of whisking; a rapid, sweeping motion, as of something Light; a sudden motion or quick puff. This first sad whisk takes off thy dukedom; thou art but an earl. J. Fletcher.

2. A small bunch of grass, straw, twigs, hair, or the like, used for A brush; hence, a brush or small besom, as of broom corn.

3. A small culinary instrument made of wire, or the like, for Whisking or beating eggs, cream, etc. Boyle.

4. A kind of cape, forming part of a woman's dress. My wife in her new lace whisk. Pepys.

5. An impertinent fellow. [prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

6. A plane used by coopers for evening chines.

Whisk Whisk, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whisked; p. pr. & vb. n. Whisking.] Etym: [cf. Dan. viske, sw. viska, g. wischen, d. wisschen. See whisk, n.]

1. To sweep, brush, or agitate, with a light, rapid motion; as, to Whisk dust from a table; to whisk the white of eggs into a froth.

2. To move with a quick, sweeping motion. He that walks in gray, whisking his riding rod. J. Fletcher. I beg she would not impale worms, nor whisk carp out of one element Into another. Walpole.

Whisk Whisk, v. i.

Defn: to move nimbly at with velocity; to make a sudden agile Movement.