| Dulwilly | n. [ Prob. imitative. ] (Zool.) The ring plover. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Towilly | n. (Zool.) The sanderling; -- so called from its cry. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Twilly | n. [ Cf. Willy. ] A machine for cleansing or loosening wool by the action of a revolving cylinder covered with long iron spikes or teeth; a willy or willying machine; -- called also twilly devil, and devil. See Devil, n., 6, and Willy. Tomlinson. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Willy | n. [ Cf. Willow. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 1. A large wicker basket. [ Prov. Eng. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Textile Manuf.) Same as 1st Willow, 2. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Willying | n. The process of cleansing wool, cotton, or the like, with a willy, or willow. [ 1913 Webster ]
Willying machine. Same as 1st Willow, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Willy nilly | Whether I (he, she, they) want to or not. See Will I, nill I, etc., under 3d Will. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Willywaw | { } n. (Naut.) A whirlwind, or whirlwind squall, encountered in the Straits of Magellan. W. C. Russell. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Williwaw |
