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Wishbone
Chicken, Turkey, tradition, luck, fortune, pull, snap
Wisbech Castle
Norman castle destroyed by flood, rebuilt as a palace and then a Regency villa
Windsock
Airfield, wind direction, wind strength, conical or sock-shaped
Window
Glazed wall or door opening, admitting light, curtains, blinds, security
Windmill
A building with sails that turn in the wind to generate power and grind grain into flour
Wild Deer
Mammal living in a herd that eats then regurgitates, before chewing the resultant cud and digesting a second time
White Horse
Ipswich hotel made famous by Charles Dickens, who wrote ‘The Pickwick Papers’ there
Whistle
Shrill noise used to call or alert made by blowing an instrument, or sound made through pursued lips
Wherry Boat
Cargo or passenger sailing barge familiar in Suffolk and Norfolk, with a low angled bow
Wheel
A round form attached to an axle that eases the movement or carriage of a load