Bible Dictionaries
Whim

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. i.) To be subject to, or indulge in, whims; to be whimsical, giddy, or freakish.

(2):

(n.) The European widgeon.

(3):

(n.) A sudden turn or start of the mind; a temporary eccentricity; a freak; a fancy; a capricious notion; a humor; a caprice.

(4):

(n.) A large capstan or vertical drum turned by horse power or steam power, for raising ore or water, etc., from mines, or for other purposes; - called also whim gin, and whimsey.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Whim'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​w/whim.html. 1828.