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  • WHOLE BLOOD
    See BLOOD.
  • WHOLESALE
    To sell by wholesale is to sell by large parcels, generally In original packages, and not by retail.
  • WHORE
    A whore is a woman who practices unlawful commerce with men, particularly one who does so for hire; a harlot; a concubine; a prostitute. Sheehey v. Cokley, 43 Iowa, 183, 22 Am. Rep. 230.
  • WIC
    A place on the seashore or the bank of a river.
  • WICA
    A country house or farm. Cowell.
  • WICK
    Sax. A village, town, or district Hence, in composition, the territory over which a given jurisdiction extends. Thus, "bailiwick" is the territorial jurisdiction of a bailiff or sheriff or constable. "Sheriffwick" was also used in the old books.
  • WIDOW
    A woman whose husband is dead, and who has not married again. The "king's widow" was one whose deceased hus-band had been the king's tenant in capite; she could not marry again without the royal permission. —Grass widow. See that title.—Widow-bench. The share of her husband's estate which a widow More...
  • WIDOWER
    A man whose wife is dead, and who has not remarried.
  • WIDOWHOOD
    The state or condition of being a widow. An estate is sometimes settled upon a woman "during widowhood,"" which is expressed in Latin, "durante viduitate."
  • WIFA
    Lat. In old European law. A mark or sign; a mark set up on land, tot denote an exclusive occupation, or to prohibit entry. Spelman.
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