Also 5 whwte, 6 whought. Obs. variant of HOOT sb. and v.
c. 1425. Cast. Persev., 1939, in Macro Plays, 135. I here an hydowse whwtynge on hyt [cf. howte l. 1927].
1542. Udall, Erasm. Apoph., 97. He … hearde all the whole citee whoughtyng and shoughtyng … with ioye and solace.
a. 1610–1750. [see HOOT sb. and v.].
