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outh or beak, as birds. The weary plowman leaves the task of day, And, trudging homeward, whistles on the way. Gay.

A gossat, or rockling; -- called also whistler, three-bearded rockling, sea loach, and sorghe.

One who, or that which, whistles, or produces or a whistling sound.

The American golden-eye.

The moosewood, or striped maple. See Maple.

An instrument of any kind, as a whistle, used in making the sound of a birdcall.

cing air from the mouth, or through or from some instrument; as, to give a hard blow on a whistle or horn; to give the fire a blow with the bellows.

de into the water, before letting go the anchor. -- Whistling buoy, a buoy fitted with a whistle that is blown by the action of the waves.

A whistle or pipe, used by the boatswain and his mate, to summon the sailors to duty.

A musical instrument consisting of series of steam whistles, toned to the notes of the scale, and played by keys arranged like those of an organ. It is sometimes attached to steamboat boilers.

Any small decorative object worn on the person, as a seal, a key, a silver whistle, or the like. Bunches of charms are often worn at the watch chain.

To play, whistle, or sing with a clear, soft note, like that of a flute. Knaves are men, That lute and flute fantastic tenderness. Tennyson. The redwing flutes his o-ka-lee. Emerson.

A state of mental confusion. Fog alarm, Fog bell, Fog horn, etc., a bell, horn, whistle or other contrivance that sounds an alarm, often automatically, near places of danger where visible signals would be hidden in thick weather. -- Fog bank, a mass of fog resting upon the sea, and resembling distant land. -- Fog rin…

rthern Europe, Asia, and America. The American variety (var. Americana) is larger. Called whistler, garrot, gowdy, pied widgeon, whiteside, curre, and doucker. Barrow's golden-eye of America (G. Islandica) is less common.

A small British marine fish (Motella tricirrata); -- called also whistler and three-bearded rockling. [Prov. Eng.]

as a little bell, or as coins shaken together; to tinkle. The bells she jingled, and the whistle blew. Pope.

The peeping whistle, call, or note of a bird. The earliest pipe of half-awakened birds. Tennyson.

ercing tone or sound; -- said a sound, or of that which produces a sound. Hear the shrill whistle which doth order give To sounds confused. Shak. Let winds be shrill, let waves roll high. Byron.

The three-beared rocking, or whistlefish. [Prov. Eng.]

To whistle or sigh, as the wind.