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between-whiles, adv.|bɪˈtwiːnhwaɪlz| [f. between prep. + while.] In the intervals of time; at intervals.
1678J. Phillips Tavernier's Trav. v. xviii. 242 Between whiles they have Sweetmeats, Coffee, and Fruits. 1838Dickens Nich. Nick. xxx, Regaling the social circle between-whiles. 1850L. Hunt Autobiog. xv. (1860) 237 Betweenwhiles he would walk in the garden. b. quasi-adj.
1859G. Meredith R. Feverel iii. (1885) 17 A monotonous betweenwhiles kind of talk. |