betweenwhiles

[ bih-tween-hwahylz, -wahylz ]

adverb

Origin of betweenwhiles

First recorded in 1760–70; between + whiles

betweenwhiles he was rubbing his tender nose, carefully and lovingly.
The Princess Elopes | Harold MacGrath
betweenwhiles he scowled over the plantation account-books, made rough estimates, added and balanced, and scowled the harder.
Adventure | Jack London
He's worse now; I think he forgets betweenwhiles what was said the last time they looked.
McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908 | Various
Do thou harness whichever I fling thee, and betweenwhiles protect the team.
The God of His Fathers | Jack London
One sipped and tasted and stopped betweenwhiles to think on the aroma of it.
Sudden Jim | Clarence Budington Kelland

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