Definition of "whisp" [whisp]

• A flock of snipe. (noun)

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• "I’m sorry but a model-thin whisp of a woman is not that."
• "A've heard harlots lisp an 'whisp' an 'half tell and damn by a lie o' th 'eye!"
• "I heard her whisper, "On, Dolcy, on," and I heard the sharp "whisp" of the whip as she struck the trembling, fearful mare, and urged her into the dark flood."