wimple (iou) and Third Hand - Poker (gambling)

wimple (iou)

wimple noun & verb.
[Late Old English wimpel = Old Frisian, Middle & mod. Low German wimpel, Old Saxon wimpal, Old High German winfila (German Wimpel streamer, pennon), Old Norse vimpill: see -LE1.]
A. noun.
A usu. linen or silk head-dress folded to cover the hair, sides of the face, and neck, formerly worn by women and still worn by some nuns. LOE.
A fold, a wrinkle; a turn, a twist; a ripple in a stream etc.; a crafty turn or twist, a wile. Chiefly Scot. E16.
b. verb.
verb trans. Envelop in a wimple; arrange in folds; gen. veil, cover. ME.
b. Enfold, enwrap, wrap up. E16-M17.
verb intrans. Orig. (rare), wear a wimple. Later, (of a veil etc.) fall in folds. arch. ME.
verb intrans. Meander, twist and turn; ripple; move shiftily or unsteadily. Chiefly Scot. E18.
wimpled adjective enveloped in or wearing a wimple, veiled; arranged or falling in folds; wrinkled, rippled; Scot. involved, intricate: L16.
wimpler noun (obsolete exc. Hist.) a maker of wimples ME.

Third Hand - Poker (gambling)

The player three positions to the left of the dealer, usually the first to bet in a blind and straddle game and many three-blind Games.

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