— Wish"ful*ly, adv. — Wish"ful*ness, n.
Wish"ing, a. & n. from Wish, v. t.
Wishing bone. See Wishbone. — Wishing cap, a cap fabled to give one
whatever he wishes for when wearing it.
Wish"ly, adv. According to desire; longingly; with wishes. [Obs. or
Prov. Eng.] Chapman.
Wish"ton*wish (?), n. [Probably of American Indian origin.] (Zoöl.) The
prairie dog.
Wish"-wash` (?), n. Any weak, thin drink.
Wish"y-wash`y (?), a. [See Wash.] Thin and pale; weak; without strength
or substance; — originally said of liquids. Fig., weak-minded;
spiritless.
A weak wishy-washy man who had hardly any mind of his own.
A. Trollope.
Wish"y-wash`y, n. A weak or thin drink or liquor; wish-wash.
Wis"ket (?), n. A whisket, or basket. [Prov. Eng.] Ainsworth.
Wis"ly (?), adv. [See Wis, adv.] Certainly. [Obs.] "God so wisly have
mercy on me." Chaucer.
Wisp (?), n. [OE. wisp, wips; probably akin to D. & G. wisch, Icel.
visk, and perhaps to L. virga a twig, rod. Cf. Verge a rod, Whisk, n.]