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Whisk (?), n. [See Whist, n.] A game at cards; whist. [Obs.] Taylor (1630).
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Whisk, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whisked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Whisking.] [Cf. Dan. viske, Sw. viska, G. wischen, D. wisschen. See Whisk, n.]
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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.
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2. To move with a quick, sweeping motion.
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He that walks in gray, whisking his riding rod. J. Fletcher.
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I beg she would not impale worms, nor whisk carp out of one element into another. Walpole.
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