WELCH FIDDLE. The itch. See SCOTCH FIDDLE. WELCH MILE. Like a Welch mile, long and narrow. His story is like a Welch mile, long and tedious. WELCH RABBIT, [i. e. a Welch rare-bit] Bread and cheese toasted. See RABBIT.--The Welch are said to be so remarkably fond of cheese, that in cases of difficulty their midwives apply a piece of toasted cheese to the janua vita to attract and entice the young Taffy, who on smelling it makes most vigorous efforts to come forth. WELCH EJECTMENT. To unroof the house, a method practised by landlords in Wales to eject a bad tenant. TO WELL. To divide unfairly. To conceal part. A cant phrase used by thieves, where one of the party conceals some of the booty, instead of dividing it fairly amongst his confederates. WELL-HUNG. The blowen was nutts upon the kiddey because he is well-hung; the girl is pleased with the youth because his genitals are large. WESTMINSTER WEDDING. A match between a whore and a rogue. WET PARSON. One who moistens his clay freely, in order to make it stick together. WET QUAKER. One of that sect who has no objection to the spirit derived from wine. WHACK. A share of a booty obtained by fraud. A paddy whack; a stout brawney Irishman. WHAPPER. A large man or woman. WHEEDLE. A sharper. To cut a wheedle; to decoy by fawning or insinuation. Cant. WHEELBAND IN THE NICK. Regular drinking over the left thumb. WHELP. An impudent whelp; a saucy boy. WHEREAS. To follow a whereas; to become a bankrupt, to figure among princes and potentates: the notice given in the Gazette that a commission of bankruptcy is issued out against any trader, always beginning with the word whereas. He will soon march in the rear of a whereas. WHET. A morning's draught, commonly white wine, supposed to whet or sharpen the appetite. WHETSTONE'S PARK. A lane between Holborn and Lincoln's-inn Fields, formerly famed for being the resort of women of the town. WHIDS. Words. Cant. TO WHIDDLE. To tell or discover. He whiddles; he peaches. He whiddles the whole scrap; he discovers all he knows. The cull whiddled because they would not tip him a snack: the fellow peached because they would not give him a share, They whiddle beef, and we must brush; they cry out thieves, and we must make off. Cant. WHIDDLER. An informer, or one that betrays the secrets of the gang. WHIFFLES. A relaxation of the scrotum. WHIFFLERS. Ancient name for fifers; also persons at the universities who examine candidates for degrees. A whiffling cur, a small yelping cur. WHIMPER, or WHINDLE. A low cry. TO WHINE. To complain. WHINYARD. A sword.