whiske

a. [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Formed into whiskers; furnished with whiskers; having or wearing whiskers. [ 1913 Webster ]

Our forefathers, a grave, whiskered race. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Having elongated hairs, feathers, or bristles on the cheeks. [ 1913 Webster ]

The whiskered vermin race. Grainger. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Being without whiskers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Wisket. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A basket; esp., a straw provender basket. [ Prov. Eng. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mach.) A small lathe for turning wooden pins. [ 1913 Webster ]

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n. Same as Whisky, a liquor. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Ir. or Gael. uisge water (perhaps akin to E. wash, water) in uisgebeatha whiskey, properly, water of life. Cf. Usquebaugh. ] An intoxicating liquor distilled from grain, potatoes, etc., especially in Scotland, Ireland, and the United States. In the United States, whisky is generally distilled from maize, rye, or wheat, but in Scotland and Ireland it is often made from malted barley. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bourbon whisky, corn whisky made in Bourbon County, Kentucky. --
Crooked whisky. See under Crooked. --
Whisky Jack (Zool.), the Canada jay (Perisoreus Canadensis). It is noted for its fearless and familiar habits when it frequents the camps of lumbermen in the winter season. Its color is dull grayish blue, lighter beneath. Called also moose bird. [ 1913 Webster ]