| BUSHWHACKINGS | • bushwhackings n. Plural of bushwhacking. • BUSHWHACKING n. the act of shooting someone from ambush. |
| CHECKWEIGHERS | • checkweighers n. Plural of checkweigher. • check␣weighers n. Plural of check weigher. • CHECKWEIGHER n. a colliery worker who, on behalf of the miners, checks the weight of coal sent up to the pit-mouth. |
| FEATHERWEIGHT | • featherweight n. A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 126 pounds or 57.2 kilograms. • featherweight n. A sportsman who fights in this division. • featherweight n. The lightest weight that may be carried by a racehorse. |
| HORSEWHIPPING | • horsewhipping v. Present participle of horsewhip. • horsewhipping n. A beating with a horsewhip. • HORSEWHIP v. to beat with a horsewhip. |
| HUNDREDWEIGHT | • hundredweight n. A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as. • HUNDREDWEIGHT n. 1/20 of a ton, or 112lb. avoirdupois. |
| LAUGHWORTHIER | • LAUGHWORTHY adj. worthy of being laughed at. |
| NIGHTWATCHMAN | • nightwatchman n. Someone who guards a premises at night. • nightwatchman n. (Cricket) A batsman who is sent in to bat higher than his usual position near the end of a day’s play… • night-watchman n. Alternative spelling of night watchman. |
| NIGHTWATCHMEN | • nightwatchmen n. Plural of nightwatchman. • night-watchmen n. Plural of night-watchman (alternative spelling of night watchmen). • night␣watchmen n. Plural of night watchman. |
| PLOUGHWRIGHTS | • ploughwrights n. Plural of ploughwright. • PLOUGHWRIGHT n. one who makes ploughs, also PLOWWRIGHT. |
| SIGHTWORTHIER | • SIGHTWORTHY adj. worth looking at. |
| SUPERHIGHWAYS | • superhighways n. Plural of superhighway. • SUPERHIGHWAY n. a multilane highway (as an expressway or turnpike) designed for high-speed traffic. |
| THOROUGHWAXES | • THOROUGHWAX n. the plant hare's-ear, from the stem seeming to 'wax' (i.e. grow) through the leaves. |
| THOROUGHWORTS | • thoroughworts n. Plural of thoroughwort. • THOROUGHWORT n. a wild flower with perfoliate leaves. |
| UNWITHHOLDING | • UNWITHHOLDING adj. not withholding. |
| WHILLYWHAWING | • WHILLYWHAW v. (Scots) to coax, wheedle, cajole, also WHILLYWHA. |
| WHIPSTITCHING | • whipstitching v. Present participle of whipstitch. • whip␣stitching v. Present participle of whip stitch. • WHIPSTITCH v. to sew with a whipstitch. |
| WHITEWASHINGS | • whitewashings n. Plural of whitewashing. • WHITEWASHING n. the act of coating with whitewash. |