whiskerage
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]whiskerage (uncountable)
- Whiskers.
- 1869, Thomas Carlyle, Friedrich till his accession, page 5:
- Terrific Drawcansir figures, of enormous whiskerage, unlimited command of gunpowder; […]
- 1907, Harper's Weekly, volume 52, page 28:
- The first thing needful is to look the facts squarely in the face; and this is singularly appropriate in the discussion of whiskerage.