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313 Winnick. To over-reach, to deceive, to cheat. *' I'll winnick him." Wint^ or Windt. A whirling, wheel-like machine for twisting straw rope. (Wink. C.) Winze. In mining, a small shaft sunk from one level to another for the purpose of ventilation. Ogilvie. A small shaft with a windlass. M.A.c. A communi- cation between two mine galleries by a partial shaft in the intervals between the two great shafts. Dr. Paris. Wisht^ or Whisht. Melancholy, dismal, sad, " 'Tes whisht, i.e., 'tis sad. "I am feeling quite whisht," i.e., I am very low in spirits. ^"Tes whisht weather," i.e.. Very rough weather. " He's a whisht poor work- man," i.e.. He's a stupid workman. "'Tes whisht poor traade," i.e., It is very nauseous. (Weest in Pembroke.) Wol, or WuU. Will. " I wol not tellen God's privitie." Chaucer. Wonders. See Gwenders. c. Wood tin. Tin ore having a structural resemblance to wood. Woodwall. The green wood-pecker. c. Wormals, Lumps in the skin of an animal from the presence of larvae therein. (JVornal. c.) Worms. ^'Poor old worms," i.e., poor old souls, (old people). Poor worms ! Poor dear worms ! i.e., poor little souls, (children.)