I . n.
1.
Whining talk, pious prating, sanctimonious phrases.
2.
Hypocrisy, affected piety, sham holiness.
3.
Peculiar form of speech, professional parlance, partisan vocabulary, shibboleths of sect, popular cry.
4.
Slang, jargon, low language, thieves' vocabulary, argot, lingo.
5.
Auction, vendue, auction sale.
6.
Turn, tilt, slant.
II . a.
Set, partisan, routine, current, rote, popular, bandied by the crowd.
III . v. n.
Whine, affect piety.