Vocabulary : Whitebeam to Whitecoat

Whitebeam : The common beam tree of England (Pyrus Aria); -- so called from the white, woolly under surface of the leaves.
Whitebeard : An old man; a graybeard.
Whitebelly : The American widgeon, or baldpate. ;; The prairie chicken.
Whitebill : The American coot.
White-blaze : See White-face.

Whiteblow : Same as Whitlow grass, under Whitlow.
Whiteboy : A favorite. ;; One of an association of poor Roman catholics which arose in Ireland about 1760, ostensibly to resist the collection of tithes, the members of which were so called from the white shirts they wore in their nocturnal raids.
Whiteboyism : The conduct or principle of the Whiteboys.
Whitecap : A member of a self-appointed vigilance committee attempting by lynch-law methods to drive away or coerce persons obnoxious to it. Some early ones wore white hoods or masks. ;; The European redstart; -- so called from its white forehead. ;; The whitethroat; -- so called from its gray head. ;; The European tree sparrow. ;; A wave whose crest breaks into white foam, as when the wind is freshening.
Whitecoat : The skin of a newborn seal; also, the seal itself.

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