Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗To be seized with a whim; to be capricious.
A fanciful impulse, or sudden change of idea. · A large capstan or vertical drum turned by horse power or steam power, for raising ore or water, etc., from mines, or for other purposes.
Clipping of whim-wham.
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