Whisk (?), n. [See Whist,
n.] A game at cards; whist. [Obs.] Taylor
(1630).
Whisk, n. [Probably for wisk, and of
Scand. origin; cf. Icel. visk a wisp; akin to Dan. visk, Sw.
viska, D. wisch, OHG. wisc, G. wisch. See
Wisp.]
1. The act of whisking; a rapid, sweeping motion,
as of something light; a sudden motion or quick puff.
This first sad whisk
Takes off thy dukedom; thou art but an earl.
J.
Fletcher.
2. A small bunch of grass, straw, twigs, hair, or
the like, used for a brush; hence, a brush or small besom, as of broom
corn.
3. A small culinary instrument made of wire, or the
like, for whisking or beating eggs, cream, etc. Boyle.
4. A kind of cape, forming part of a woman's
dress.
My wife in her new lace whisk.
Pepys.
5. An impertinent fellow. [Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.
6. A plane used by coopers for evening
chines.
Whisk, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Whisked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Whisking.]
[Cf. Dan. viske, Sw. viska, G. wischen, D.
wisschen. See Whisk, n.]
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.
2. To move with a quick, sweeping motion.
He that walks in gray, whisking his riding
rod.
J. Fletcher.
I beg she would not impale worms, nor whisk carp out
of one element into another.
Walpole.
Whisk, v. i. To move nimbly at with
velocity; to make a sudden agile movement.
Whisk (?), n. [See Whist,
n.] A game at cards; whist. [Obs.] Taylor
(1630).
Whisk, n. [Probably for wisk, and of
Scand. origin; cf. Icel. visk a wisp; akin to Dan. visk, Sw.
viska, D. wisch, OHG. wisc, G. wisch. See
Wisp.]
1. The act of whisking; a rapid, sweeping motion,
as of something light; a sudden motion or quick puff.
This first sad whisk
Takes off thy dukedom; thou art but an earl.
J.
Fletcher.
2. A small bunch of grass, straw, twigs, hair, or
the like, used for a brush; hence, a brush or small besom, as of broom
corn.
3. A small culinary instrument made of wire, or the
like, for whisking or beating eggs, cream, etc. Boyle.
4. A kind of cape, forming part of a woman's
dress.
My wife in her new lace whisk.
Pepys.
5. An impertinent fellow. [Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.
6. A plane used by coopers for evening
chines.
Whisk, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Whisked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Whisking.]
[Cf. Dan. viske, Sw. viska, G. wischen, D.
wisschen. See Whisk, n.]
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.
2. To move with a quick, sweeping motion.
He that walks in gray, whisking his riding
rod.
J. Fletcher.
I beg she would not impale worms, nor whisk carp out
of one element into another.
Walpole.
Whisk, v. i. To move nimbly at with
velocity; to make a sudden agile movement.
