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wheech, v. Sc.|hwiːx, hwiːk|
Forms: 9 wheigh, which; 20– wheech, wheek.
[Echoic: cf. wheak v., whick v.]
1. intr. To move quickly, esp. through or as if through the air; to whizz; to rush or dash. Freq. with adv., as by, down, up, etc.
1808Jamieson s.v. Quhich, It gaid whichin by, spoken of that which passes one with velocity, so as to produce a whizzing sound, in consequence of the resistance of the air. 1925in Sc. Nat. Dict. s.v. Wheech, She wheekit awa' afore I cud say a word. 1948Forfar Dispatch 8 Jan. (Sc. Nat. Dict.), The Granny on the lum-heid gaed wheekin up ee air afore it fell throwe the sky-licht ee washin-hoose. 1977Transatlantic Rev. lx. 148 Soon as he's off the end, I sit on mine..and wheech down after him. 1989Even. Tel. & Post (Dundee) 26 May 13 Wheech down to Mains Castle to support a good cause, and have a great day out as well.
2. trans. To transport or remove (something) with dispatch; to whisk away, to snatch or ‘swipe’.
1857Misty Morning 231 Mony a backfu' o' peats I used tae wheech across't when I was a bit laddie. 1870J. Lauder Warblings Caged Bird 61, I can wheigh awa' a basket or a pock. 1955Scotsman 2 June 6/7 Leith traders whose customers were wheeched away to Sighthill or The Drum. 1965J. T. R. Ritchie Golden City 29 Ye wheech..the head off a yellow dandelion. 1985M. Munro Patter 76 Who's wheeched the last empire biscuit? |