Whim may refer to: * Whim, U.S. Virgin Islands, a settlement *

Whim (mining) A whim, also called a whim gin or a horse capstan, is a device similar to a windlass which is used in mining for hauling materials to the surface. It comprises a capstan or a wide drum with a vertical axle. A rope is wound around the drum, with b ...

, a capstan or drum with a vertical axle used in mining *

Whim (carriage) Whim may refer to: * Whim, U.S. Virgin Islands, a settlement * Whim (mining), a capstan or drum with a vertical axle used in mining * Whim (carriage), a type of carriage * ''Whim'', a reissue of '' Adventures of Wim'', a book by George Cockroft ...

, a type of

carriage A carriage is a two- or four-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle for passengers. In Europe they were a common mode of transport for the wealthy during the Roman Empire, and then again from around 1600 until they were replaced by the motor car around 1 ...

* ''Whim'', a reissue of ''

Adventures of Wim ''Adventures of Wim'' is a book by George Cockcroft, written under the pen name Luke Rhinehart. It was first published in 1986. Plot summary The book is composed of sections taken from other, fictional books. The preface to the book claims th ...

'', a book by George Cockroft as Luke Rhinehart * Whim, a character in Jim Woodring's '' Frank'' * Sillywhim, a fictional female character in ''

Wee Sing ''Wee Sing'' is a songbook series created by Pamela Conn Beall and Susan Hagen Nipp and published by Price Stern Sloan. It would also inspire a series of children's CDs, cassettes, coloring books, toys, videos, and apps. The videos were shot in ...

in Sillyville''

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