Meaning
2 sensesButtermilk.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete)Acidulated whey, sometimes mixed with buttermilk and sweet herbs, used as a cooling beverage.
More definitions
- a member of the Whig Party that existed in the United States before the American Civil War
- a supporter of the American Revolution
- a member of the political party that urged social reform in 18th and 19th century England; was the opposition party to the Tories
Examples
3 sentencesWilliam Pitt the Elder was perhaps the most influential member of the Whig party.
What're the Whigs called nowadays?
He's a Whig.
Origin
Probably from Middle English wheyȝe, weyȝe, wege, variant of whey. More at whey.Probably from Middle English wheyȝe, weyȝe, wege, variant of whey. More at whey.
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