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to the south of Benbecula. Lat. 57. 22. N. long. 7. 11. W. 
—2. One of the small western islands, near the east coast of 
Barray. Lat. 56.58. N. long. 7. 22. W.—3. A small island 
near the west coast of Skye. Lat. 57. 21. N. long. 6. 
27. W. 
WIAM1A, a river of Guiana, which rises near the shore of 
the river Marawini, runs south-south-east, and enters the sea 
between that river and the mouth of the river Surinam. 
WIBDEN, a hamlet of England, in Gloucestershire, near 
Chepstow. 
WIBSEY, a hamlet of England, West Riding of York¬ 
shire, near Bradford. 
WIBTOFT, a hamlet of England, in Leicestershire; situ¬ 
ated at the meeting of the two Roman military roads called 
Watling-street and Fossway, where, according to tradition, 
was once a flourishing city of the Romans, called Cley- 
chester; 6 miles south-east of Hinckley. 
WIC, Wich. Comes from the Saxon pic, which ac¬ 
cording to the different nature and condition of places, hath 
a threefold signification; implying either a village, ora bay 
made by the winding banks of a river, or a castle. Gibson's 
Camden. 
W1CHAMPTON, a parish of England, in Dorsetshire; 
4 miles north-by-west of Wimborne Minster. Population 
377. 
WICHEHALGH, a township of England, in Cheshire; 
5| miles north-west of Whitchurch, Salop. 
WICHEM, a village of the Netherlands, in the province 
of Gelderland, with 1700 inhabitants; 6 miles south-west of 
Nimeguen. 
WICHENFORD, a parish of England, in Worcestershire; 
6 miles north-west of Worcester. Population 398. 
WICHLING, a parish of England, in Kent; 4| miles 
north-by-west of Charing. 
WICHNOR, a parish of England, in Staffordshire; 5| 
miles north-east of Lichfield. 
WICHTRACHT, Upper and Lower, two large villages 
of Switzerland, in the canton of Bern; 80 miles south-south¬ 
east of Bern. 
WICK, s. [peoce, Saxon; wiecke, Dutch.] The sub¬ 
stance round which is applied the wax or tallow of a torch or 
candle.—Little atoms of oil or melted wax continually as¬ 
cend apace up the wick of a burning 'candle. Digby. 
WICK, a parish of Scotland, in the county of Caithness, 
extending about 20 miles in length, and 10 in breadth. Po¬ 
pulation 5080. 
WICK, a royal burgh of Scotland, in the above parish, 
seated at the mouth of the river Wick. When the provost 
and bailies are elected, they have the right of nominating 
seven councillors, a treasurer, and dean of guild. The re¬ 
venue of the town is small, but on the increase. Wick is the 
county town of the shire, and the county elections are held 
here. It is one of the northern districts of burghs, and, with 
Kirkwall, Dornoch, Dingwall, and Tain, sends a member to 
parliament; 20*- miles south of Thurso. It contains about 
1000 inhabitants. 
WICK, a river of Scotland, in the county of Caithness, 
which rises in the high grounds in the parish of Latheron. 
In its course, it is augmented by two streams; one from the 
loch of Toftingal, and the other from the loch of Wattin; 
and discharges itself into the sea at the town of Wick, where 
its estuary forms the harbour of that town. The salmon 
fishing on this river is very productive. 
WICK, a township of England, in Gloucestershire; 9 
miles from Tam worth. Population 671.—2. A hamlet in 
the parish of Curry Rivell, Somersetshire.—3. A hamlet in 
Worcestershire, near Pershore.—4. A township of Wales, in 
Glamorganshire; 6 miles from Cowbridge.—5. A small 
town of the Prussian states, and the island of Rugen, on a 
narrow bay; 15 miles north-north-west of Bergen. 
WICK, Bishop’s, a hamlet of England, in Suffolk, near 
Ipswich. 
WPCKED, adj. Given to vice; not good; flagitious; 
morally bad. 
Vol. XXIV. No. 1662. 
But since thy veins paternal virtue fires, 
Go and succeed! the rival’s aims despise; 
For never, never wicked man was wise. Pope. 
It is a word of ludicrous or slight blame.—That same 
wicked bastard of Venus, that blind rascally boy, that abuses 
every one’s eyes because his own are out, let him be judge 
how deep I am in love. Shakspeare. —Cursed; baneful; 
pernicious; bad in effect; as, medicinal things are called vir¬ 
tuous. 
As wicked dew as e’er my mother brush’d, 
With raven’s feather from unwholesome fen, 
Drop on you both. Shakspeare. 
WI'CKEDLY, adv. Criminally; corruptly; badly. 
’Tis phrase absurd to call a villain great: 
Who wickedly is wise, or madly brave, 
Is but the more a fool, the more a knave. Pope. 
WI'CKEDNESS, s. Corruption of manners; guilt; 
moral ill.—It is not good that children should know any 
wickedness; old folks have discretion and know the world. 
Shakspeare. 
WICKEN. or Wykes, a parish of England, in Cam¬ 
bridgeshire; 7 miles north-west of Newmarket. Population 
595. 
WICKEN, a parish of England, in Northamptonshire, 
near Stoney Stratford. 
WICKEN BONHUNT, a parish of England, in Essex, 
near Saffron Walden. 
WICKENBY, a parish of England, in Lincolnshire; 3| 
miles north-west of Wragby. 
WICKENRODE, a large village in the west of Germany, 
in Hesse-Cassel. 
WPCKER, adj. [ vigre , Danish, a twig; from viger, 
to yield; or Teut. wicken, to shake; because of its pliant 
quality. Dr. Jamieson.'] Made of small sticks. 
Each one a little wicker basket had 
Made of fine twigs, entrailed curiously; 
In which they gather'd flowers. Spenser. 
WICKERADE, a town of Prussian Westphalia; 14 
miles north of Juliers, and 3 north-east of Erkelens. Popu¬ 
lation 1300. 
WICKERSLACK, a hamlet of England, in Westmore¬ 
land, near Shap. 
W1CKERSLEY, a township of England, West Riding 
of Yorkshire; 4 miles east-by-south of Rotherham. 
WICKES, or Wykes, a parish of England, in Essex; 
4 miles south-east of Manningtree. Population 675. 
WI'CKET, s. [guichet , Fr. ; wicket, Dutch; gwichet, 
Welch, from gwich, stridor. Serenius.] A small gate.— 
The chaffering with dissenters, and dodging about this or the 
other ceremony, is like opening a few wickets, by which no 
more than one can get in at a time. Swift. —A pair of short 
laths, set up within a few inches of each other, to be bowled 
at in the game of cricket. Mason. —Full fast the Kentish 
wickets fell. Duncombe. 
WICKFORD, a parish of England, in Essex; 6 miles 
east-by-south of Billericay. 
WICKFORD, a post village of the United States, in 
North Kingston, Rhode island, on Narraganset bay; 9 miles 
north-west of Newport. 
WICKHAM, a parish of England, in Berkshire; 5j 
miles north-west of Speenhamland.—2. A parish in South- 
amptonshire; 3| miles south-by-east of Bishop’s Waltham. 
It is noted as the birth-place of William of Wickham, in 
the reign of Edward II. Fair on the 20th May. Popula¬ 
tion 978. 
WICKHAM, Bishop’s, a parish of England, in Essex, 
near Waltham. 
WICKHAM-BREAUX, a parish of England, in Kent; 
4| miles east of Canterbury. Population 430. 
WICKHAM, Brook, a parish of England, in Suffolk; 
6 miles north-by-west of Clare. Population 1160. 
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