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Quotation dates: 1922
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WHILLIEWHALLIE, v., adj. Also whilly-whully.
I. v. 1. To coax, wheedle (Per. 1825 Jam.).
2. To dally, loiter (n.Sc. 1825 Jam.).
II. adj. Shuffling, moving this way and that, dawdling. Liter.Lnk. 1922 T. S. Cairncross Scot at Hame 50:
You may threpe aboot your twa-step And your whilly-whully trot.
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