whiffle

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Whiffle \Whif"fle\, v. t.
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   1. To disperse with, or as with, a whiff, or puff; to
      scatter. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.
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   2. To wave or shake quickly; to cause to whiffle.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Whiffle \Whif"fle\, n.
   A fife or small flute. [Obs.] --Douce.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Whiffle \Whif"fle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whiffled}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Whiffling}.] [Freq. of whiff to puff, perhaps influenced
   by D. weifelen to waver.]
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   1. To waver, or shake, as if moved by gusts of wind; to
      shift, turn, or veer about. --D?mpier.
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   2. To change from one opinion or course to another; to use
      evasions; to prevaricate; to be fickle.
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            A person of whiffing and unsteady turn of mind can
            not keep close to a point of controversy. --I.
                                                  Watts.
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