Wheen definition

hwēn, wēn
(UK dialectal) A little; a small number.
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(scot., north eng.) A few or, sometimes, a considerable number.
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(UK dialectal, Scotland, Northern Ireland) A quantity; a goodly number.

A wheen other dogs. "” Sir Walter Scott.

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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
wheen
Plural:
wheens

Origin of wheen

  • From Middle English *wheen, quhein (also hwan, hwon, quhon), from Old English hwÄ“ne, hwÇ£ne, instrumental form of Old English hwōn (“little, few, a little, trifle, somewhat, a little while").

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