Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for WHIF'FLER
WHIF'FLEWHIF'FLE-TREE, or WHIP'PLE-TREE
WHIF'FLER, n.
- One who whiffles or frequently changes his opinion or course; one who uses shifts and evasions in argument.
- A harbinger; perhaps one who blows the horn or trumpet. – Shak.
- A young man who goes before a company in London on occasions of public solemnity. – Cyc.
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