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One who whiffles, or frequently changes his opinion or course; one who uses shifts and evasions in argument; hence, a trifler.

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  1. n. One who whiffles, or frequently changes his opinion or course; one who uses shifts and evasions in argument; hence, a trifler.
  2. n. One who plays on a whiffle; a fifer or piper.
  3. n. An officer who went before procession to clear the way by blowing a horn, or otherwise; hence, any person who marched at the head of a procession; a harbinger.
  4. n. The golden-eye.
  5. n. One who whiffles, or frequently changes his opinion or course; one who uses shifts and evasions in argument; hence, a trifler. n. One who plays on a whiffle; a fifer or piper. n. An officer who went before procession to clear the way by blowing a horn, or otherwise; hence, any person who marched at the head of a procession; a harbinger. n. The golden-eye.