whiddlev.

/ˈhwɪd(ə)l/

Forms: Also 1700s whidle, whidel, widdle.

Etymology: ? < whid n.¹

slang.

intransitive. (a) To divulge a secret, turn informer, ‘peach’. (b) (See quot. 1725.)

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > information > informing on or against > inform on or against [verb (intransitive)]

inform1588

peach1598

whistle1599

sing1612

whiddlec1661

squeak1690

wheedle1710

whittle1735

to blow the gab1785

snitch1801

rat1810

nose1811

sing1816

gnarl1819

split1819

stag1839

clype1843

squeal1846

blow1848

to round on1857

nark1859

pimp1865

squawk1872

ruck1884

to come or turn copper1891

copper1897

sneak1897

cough1901

stool1911

tattle-tale1918

snout1923

talk1924

fink1925

scream1925

sarbut1928

grass1929

to turn over1967

dime1970

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [verb (intransitive)] > practise bribery

to grease (a person's) hand (also palm)1528

to anoint a person's hand1542

bribe1547

whiddlec1661

to mollify the fist1698

boodle1887

to oil a person's palm1925

c1661 Argyle's Last Will in Harl. Misc. (1746) VIII. 28/1 I understand..he hath made so large a Progress in Discovering, that he can pay it now to himself—The Devil was in me to suffer such a pitiful Fellow to whiddle before me.

1725 New Canting Dict. To Whiddle, to enter into a Parley, to compound with, or take off by a Bribe.

1756 J. Cox Faithful Narr. Thief-takers 66 The Prisoner..then swore he wished he had cut off his Head, for then he would not have whidelled again.

1781 G. Parker View Society & Manners II. 133 About Darkey [i.e. twilight], or when Oliver don't widdle [footn. The Moon not up].

1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. (at cited word) Don't you whiddle about so and so, that is, don't mention it.

Derivatives

ˈwhiddler n.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > information > informing on or against > [noun] > informer

wrayerc1000

wrobberc1300

discoverera1400

denunciator1474

informer1503

denouncer1533

detector1541

delatora1572

sycophant1579

inquisitor1580

scout1585

finger man1596

emphanista1631

quadruplator1632

informant1645

eastee-man1681

whiddler1699

runner1724

stag1725

snitch1785

qui tam1788

squeak1795

split1819

clype1825

telegraph1825

snitcher1827

Jack Nasty1837

pigeon1847

booker1863

squealer1865

pig1874

rounder1884

sneak1886

mouse1890

finger1899

fizgig1902

screamer1902

squeaker1903

canary1912

shopper1924

narker1932

snurge1933

cheese eater1935

singer1935

tip-off1941

top-off1941

tout1959

rat fink1961

whistle-blower1970

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Whiddler, a Peacher (or rather Impeacher) of his Gang.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	whiddle
释义	whiddlev. /ˈhwɪd(ə)l/ Forms: Also 1700s whidle, whidel, widdle. Etymology: ? < whid n.¹ slang. intransitive. (a) To divulge a secret, turn informer, ‘peach’. (b) (See quot. 1725.) ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > informing on or against > inform on or against [verb (intransitive)] inform1588 peach1598 whistle1599 sing1612 whiddlec1661 squeak1690 wheedle1710 whittle1735 to blow the gab1785 snitch1801 rat1810 nose1811 sing1816 gnarl1819 split1819 stag1839 clype1843 squeal1846 blow1848 to round on1857 nark1859 pimp1865 squawk1872 ruck1884 to come or turn copper1891 copper1897 sneak1897 cough1901 stool1911 tattle-tale1918 snout1923 talk1924 fink1925 scream1925 sarbut1928 grass1929 to turn over1967 dime1970 society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [verb (intransitive)] > practise bribery to grease (a person's) hand (also palm)1528 to anoint a person's hand1542 bribe1547 whiddlec1661 to mollify the fist1698 boodle1887 to oil a person's palm1925 c1661 Argyle's Last Will in Harl. Misc. (1746) VIII. 28/1 I understand..he hath made so large a Progress in Discovering, that he can pay it now to himself—The Devil was in me to suffer such a pitiful Fellow to whiddle before me. 1725 New Canting Dict. To Whiddle, to enter into a Parley, to compound with, or take off by a Bribe. 1756 J. Cox Faithful Narr. Thief-takers 66 The Prisoner..then swore he wished he had cut off his Head, for then he would not have whidelled again. 1781 G. Parker View Society & Manners II. 133 About Darkey [i.e. twilight], or when Oliver don't widdle [footn. The Moon not up]. 1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. (at cited word) Don't you whiddle about so and so, that is, don't mention it. Derivatives ˈwhiddler n. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > informing on or against > [noun] > informer wrayerc1000 wrobberc1300 discoverera1400 denunciator1474 informer1503 denouncer1533 detector1541 delatora1572 sycophant1579 inquisitor1580 scout1585 finger man1596 emphanista1631 quadruplator1632 informant1645 eastee-man1681 whiddler1699 runner1724 stag1725 snitch1785 qui tam1788 squeak1795 split1819 clype1825 telegraph1825 snitcher1827 Jack Nasty1837 pigeon1847 booker1863 squealer1865 pig1874 rounder1884 sneak1886 mouse1890 finger1899 fizgig1902 screamer1902 squeaker1903 canary1912 shopper1924 narker1932 snurge1933 cheese eater1935 singer1935 tip-off1941 top-off1941 tout1959 rat fink1961 whistle-blower1970 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Whiddler, a Peacher (or rather Impeacher) of his Gang. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < v.c1661
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