Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Whisked"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Whisk \Whisk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whisked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Whisking}.] [Cf. Dan. viske, Sw. viska, G. wischen, D.
wisschen. See {Whisk}, n.]
1. To sweep, brush, or agitate, with a light, rapid motion;
as, to whisk dust from a table; to whisk the white of eggs
into a froth.
2. To move with a quick, sweeping motion.
He that walks in gray, whisking his riding rod. --J.
Fletcher.
I beg she would not impale worms, nor whisk carp out
of one element into another. --Walpole.
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