Etymology
Origin of whizzer
Example Sentences
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Click went the machine, and the whizzer stopped whizzing.
From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl
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Shucks," he sneered, winking piratically at his brother-culprit; "she's tryin' to run a whizzer in on us.
From The Trail Horde by Seltzer, Charles Alden
The typical whizzer is a vertical column fed at the bottom and delivering at the top.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
You’re goin’ to run a whizzer in on ’em—playin’ ’em for suckers.
From 'Drag' Harlan by Seltzer, Charles Alden
"This car is a whizzer, I understand," smiled Mr. Hodges, from the sidewalk.
From The Submarine Boys' Lightning Cruise The Young Kings of the Deep by Durham, Victor G.
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