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whisk(1) (iou)



whisk noun1. Orig. Scot. Also (earlier) wisk. LME.
[Partly from Old Norse visk wisp, from Germanic base also of WISP noun; partly from the verb.]
I.
A light rapid sweeping movement or action. LME.
in a whisk, with a whisk suddenly, in a flash.
Lytton Giving a petulant whisk of her tail.
II.
a. Angling. Any of the slender hairlike tail cerci of a mayfly, stonefly, etc. E17.
b. A bundle of grass, twigs, bristles, etc., fixed on a handle and used for removing dust or flies. Also whisk broom. E18.
c. Any of several grasses of warm countries having inflorescences that can be made into brushes or brooms, esp. Chrysopogon gryllus (more fully French whisk) and broom-corn (more fully Venetian whisk); the inflorescence of such a grass. M18.
A utensil for beating eggs, whipping cream, etc., esp. one with wire loops fixed to a handle. M17.
J. Clavell Buntaro..beat the powder and water with the bamboo whisk to blend it.
A woman's collar worn in the late 17th cent. obsolete exc. Hist. M17.
III.
A whippersnapper. slang. Only in 17.