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Webster 1913 Edition
Whisker
Whisk′er
,Noun.
1.
One who, or that which, whisks, or moves with a quick, sweeping motion.
2.
Formerly, the hair of the upper lip; a mustache; – usually in the plural.
Hoary
whiskers
and a forky beard. Pope.
3.
pl.
That part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face, or upon the chin, or upon both;
as, side
whiskers
; chin whiskers
.4.
A hair of the beard.
5.
One of the long, projecting hairs growing at the sides of the mouth of a cat, or other animal.
6.
pl.
(Naut.)
Iron rods extending on either side of the bowsprit, to spread, or guy out, the stays, etc.
Webster 1828 Edition
Whisker
WHISKER
,Noun.