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What's The Definition Of Whisk?

\Whisk\, n. [See {Whist}, n.] A game at cards; whist. [Obs.] --Taylor (1630).
\Whisk\, n. [Probably for wisk, and of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. visk a wisp; akin to Dan. visk, Sw. viska, D. wisch, OHG. wisc, G. wisch. See {Wisp}.] 1. The act of whisking; a rapid, sweeping motion, as of something light; a sudden motion or quick puff. This first sad whisk Takes off thy dukedom; thou art but an earl. --J. Fletcher. 2. A small bunch of grass, straw, twigs, hair, or the like, used for a brush; hence, a brush or small besom, as of broom corn. 3. A small culinary instrument made of wire, or the like, for whisking or beating eggs, cream, etc. --Boyle. 4. A kind of cape, forming part of a woman's dress. My wife in her new lace whisk. --Pepys. 5. An impertinent fellow. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. 6. A plane used by coopers for evening chines.
\Whisk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whisked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whisking}.] [Cf. Dan. viske, Sw. viska, G. wischen, D. wisschen. See {Whisk}, n.] 1. To sweep, brush, or agitate, with a light, rapid motion; as, to whisk dust from a table; to whisk the white of eggs into a froth. 2. To move with a quick, sweeping motion. He that walks in gray, whisking his riding rod. --J. Fletcher. I beg she would not impale worms, nor whisk carp out of one element into another. --Walpole.
\Whisk\, v. i. To move nimbly at with velocity; to make a sudden agile movement.