The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Whinger \Whing"er\, n. [See Whinyard.]
   A kind of hanger or sword used as a knife at meals and as a
   weapon. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
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         The chief acknowledged that he had corrected her with
         his whinger.                             --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.
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