rare. [f. WHISK v. + -Y1: cf. prec.] Light and lively, Nighty.
1782. Miss Burney, Cecilia, IX. iii. Talking in such a whisky frisky manner that nobody can understand him.
b. Comb. whisky-bobby, angler’s name for some kind of artificial bait.
1904. F. Whishaw, Lovers at Fault, vi. Flies, minnows or whisky-bobbies might be used.
