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Meaning of whisker in English
Pronunciation
/ˈ(h)wɪskər/
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Verb
whisker
Definitions
1.
furnish with whiskers
Examples
« a whiskered jersey »
Noun
whisker
Etymology
late Middle English (originally denoting a bundle of feathers, twigs, etc., used for whisking): from the verb whisk+ -er
Definitions
1.
a very small distance or space
Examples
« they escaped by a hair's-breadth »
« they lost the election by a whisker »
2.
a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat