Whistler

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(place) by HeadHunter (?) Sat Nov 13 1999 at 10:24:38
A ski resort in Canada that is a spectacular place to take a vacation. Most motels/resorts are immediately next to the two mountains; Whistler and Blackcomb. Also doubles as a summer golfing resort in the summer.
(person) by WyldWynd (2.7 mon) Wed Nov 22 2000 at 11:20:45
A character in the film Blade. I'm not sure if he appears in the comic strip that the film was based on. He is Blade's father figure and also crafts his weapons, such as silver stakes and bullets.
(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 4:24:26

Whis"tler (?), n. [AS. hwistlere.]

1.

One who, or that which, whistles, or produces or a whistling sound.

2. Zool. (a)

The ring ousel.

(b)

The widgeon.

[Prov. Eng.] (c)

The golden-eye.

(d)

The golden plover and the gray plover.

3. Zool.

The hoary, or northern, marmot (Arctomys pruinosus).

4. Zool.

The whistlefish.

 

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