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nesquer | 00:01 Wed 08th Sep 2004 | Phrases & Sayings
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what does whistle down the wind mean
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I think it means doing or being something ineffectual
02:27 Wed 08th Sep 2004
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Nowadays, it means to dismiss or abandon. The term comes from falconry. When the huntsman released the bird, he headed it against the wind, but - once turned loose - it flew with the wind. The whistle was a signal from the hunter to direct the bird.
08:49 Wed 08th Sep 2004

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