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Encyclopedia Britannica



WHISTLE

This article appears in Volume V28, Page 596 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: WAT-WIL
WHISTLE , the shrill warbling sound made by forcing the breath through the lips, contracted to form a small orifice, or produced by means of an
instrument
  of the whistle type; also, generally, any similar shrill, hissing or warbling sound, as of a bird's note, of wind through trees, ropes, &c. The O. Eng. hwistlian, to whistle, and hwistlere, whistler, piper, are closely allied to hwisprian or h10 strian, to whisper, to speak softly or under one's breath; and both are imitative words, representing a shrill hissing sound, cf. Ger. wispeln, to whisper, Dan. hvisle, to whistle. The
instrument
  known as a " whistle " takes many forms, from
the straight
flute
  and flageolet type made of
wood
  or metal and pierced with holes, to the metal signalling pipe used for signalling on board ship or by policemen. Similarly the term is used of the
instruments
  sounded by the escape of steam on a locomotive or other
engine
  and on steamships, &c., as a means of giving signals.


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