or wherret, whirrick, subs. (old).—A blow, slap, box on the ear. As verb = to box the ears.
1577. T. KENDALL, Flowers of Epigrammes.
| And in a fume gave Furius, | |
| A WHIRRET on the eare. |
1607. W. S., The Puritaine, iv. 2. Troth, now I’m invisible, I’ll hit him a sound WHERRET on the ear, when he comes out of the garden.
c. 1613. FLETCHER, The Nice Valour, iv. 1.
| How meekly | |
| This other fellow here receives his WHERRIT! |
d. 1713. ELLWOOD, Life (HOWELL), 222. Following me at my heels and now and then giving me a WHIRRET on the ear.
1766. H. BROOKE, The Fool of Quality, i. 21. Harry … gave master such a WHIRRICK that his cries instantly sounded the ne plus ultra to such kind of diversions.
