Found 1 items, similar to Why-not.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Why-not Why-not \Why"-not`\, n. A violent and peremptory procedure without any assigned reason; a sudden conclusive happening. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] When the church Was taken with a why-not in the lurch. --Hudibras. [1913 Webster] This game . . . was like to have been lost with a why-not. --Nug[ae] Antiq. [1913 Webster]