waller i an, waller i a nite

Swedish mineralogist Waller i us; suff. (Min.).] [After the -an, -anite Min .: A variety of Aluminous Hornblende (q.v.). wal-let, *wal-et, *watel, s. [The same word as wattle (q. v.); cf. Ger. wat =cloth; watsack , wad sack a wallet; O. Sw.wad =cloth; Eng. wad .] 1. A bag or sack for containing articles which a wal-lop, s. [WALLOP, ข.] 1. A quick motion with much agitation or effort. ( Prov .) 2. A severe blow. ( Slang & Prov. ) wal-lop-ěr, s. [Eng. wallop; -er.] 1. One who or that which wallops. 2. A pot-walloper (q. v.). In some states of the Union there has been at various times a property qualification as a prerequisite for voting; particularly was this true in some of the southern states. Thus, in Virginia, prior to the civil war, a man to be entitled to a vote must have a certain amount of taxable property, or in other words a pecuniary interest in the administration of the government. This fact gave rise to the use of the word walloper in connection with the exercise of the right of suffrage. A man who was the head of a family, a householder, was called a pot - walloper , and before he was entitled to a vote, in state elections at least, he must establish nece aries for a journey or march; a knapsack or peddler's or beggar's pack, bundle, or bag. "He entered into a long gallery, where he laid down his wallet ."- Add is on : Spectator , No. 289. 2. A pocket-book for money. 3. Anything protuberant and swagging. "Whose throats had hanging at them Wallets of flesh."- Shakesp .: Tempest, iii. 3. IMG:content-0637.png:[blocks in formation] *wal-let-eër', s. [Eng. wallet ; -eer.] One who bears a wallet; one who travels with a wallet or knapsack.