WOMAN An aspiring creature whose political sphere is still
slightly flattened at the polls.

WORD Something you must keep after giving it to another.

WORRY A state of mind that leads some persons to fear, every time
the tide goes out, that it won't come in again.

WRINKLES A merchant's trade-marks.


It's the first straw hat which shows how the wind blows.

X Y Z

A Ride goeth before a Fall.--See Automobile, Bucking Broncho,
Bicycle, Air-Ship, Patrol-Wagon, Rail, and Go-Cart.


X RAYS Ten dollars from a friend.


YARN An essential in fabrication--either woven or narrated. Mill
yarns are highly colored; those spun at sea much more so.

YAWL Either the shape of a boat or the sound of a cat, but never a
cat-boat.

YAWNS The air-breaks on a sleeper.