Whore"mas`ter*ly, a. Having the character of a whoremaster; lecherous;
libidinous.
Whore"mon`ger (?), n. A whoremaster; a lecher; a man who frequents the
society of whores.
Whore"son (?), n. A bastard; colloquially, a low, scurvy fellow; — used
generally in contempt, or in coarse humor. Also used adjectively.
[Archaic] Shak.
Whor"ish (?), a. Resembling a whore in character or conduct; addicted
to unlawful pleasures; incontinent; lewd; unchaste.
— Whor"ish*ly, adv. — Whor"ish*ness, n.
Whorl (?), n. [OE. whorvil the whirl of a spindle; akin to AS. hweorfa
the whirl of a spindle, hweorfan to turn; cf. OD. worvel the whirl of a
spindle. See Whirl, n. & v.]
1. (Bot.) A circle of two or more leaves, flowers, or other organs,
about the same part or joint of a stem.