wha me (hwam)

[Cf. whamp.] A fly of the genus Tabanus; a breeze or burrel-fly. See breezel. Derham. whammel (hwam'el), v. t. Same as whemmle. 2t. The bank of a river, or the shore of the sea. IMG:content-2253.png:[blocks in formation] Tennyson, Lady of Shalott, iv. Duller shouldst thou be than the fat weed That roots itself in ease on Lethe wharf. Shak., Hamlet, i. 5. 33. whampee, n. whang (hwang), n. [A var. of thwang, now wharf (hwarf), v.. [ IMG:content-2254.png:[blocks in formation] whang2 (hwang), v. [Cf. Sc. whank , beat, flog, also cut off large portions; prob. a var. of whack, confused with whang1 .] I. trans. 1. 2. An establishment for carrying on whale- To beat or bang; thwack; whack; flog; also, fishery or any of its branches. [Rare.] to throw with violence. [Provincial or colloq.] -2. To cut in large slices or strips; slice. [Scotch.] My uncle set it [a cheese] to his breast, And whang'd it down. W. Beattie, Tales, p. 8. (Jamie son.) II. in trans. To make or give out a banging or secure by a wharf or firm wall of timber or stone. Evelyn.-2. To place or lodge on a wharf.