Middle English Dictionary Entry

whig n.
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Entry Info

Forms whig n. Also qwhig.
Etymology Origin unknown: perh. a dial. var. of whei n.; cp. MnE dial. (chiefly Northern) & Scot. whig.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
The watery liquid that separates from milk curds in the process of coagulation, whey.
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