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  Willingboro Willkie, Wendell Lewis  
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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
williwaw
 
SYLLABICATION:wil·li·waw
PRONUNCIATION:  wl-wô
NOUN:1. A violent gust of cold wind blowing seaward from a mountainous coast, especially in the Straits of Magellan. 2. A sudden gust of wind; a squall.
ETYMOLOGY:Origin unknown.
 
 
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  Willingboro Willkie, Wendell Lewis  
 
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