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noun
Acidulated whey, sometimes mixed with buttermilk and sweet herbs, used as a cooling beverage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dialectal, obsolete
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noun
Buttermilk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A member of an 18th- and 19th-century political party in Britain that was opposed to the Tories, and eventually became the Liberal Party.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, historical
Topics: government, politics
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Antonyms: Tory
noun
A member (especially a politician) of the former Liberal Party or its successor, the Liberal Democrats.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, rare
Topics: government, politics
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noun
An advocate of war against, or independence from, Britain during the American Revolution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, historical
Topics: government, politics
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Antonyms: Tory
noun
A member of a 19th-century US political party opposed to the Democratic Party.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, historical
Topics: government, politics
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Antonyms: Democrat, Jacksonian Democrat
verb
To urge forward; drive briskly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To jog along; move or work briskly.
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Usage: intransitive
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verb
To weird out or disturb someone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
a member of the Whig Party that existed in the United States before the American Civil War
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: politician, politico, pol, political leader
noun
a supporter of the American Revolution
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: supporter, protagonist, champion, admirer, booster, friend
noun
a member of the political party that urged social reform in 18th and 19th century England; was the opposition party to the Tories
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Englishman, liberal, liberalist, progressive
History
Probably from Middle English wheyȝe, weyȝe, wege, variant of whey. More at whey.
From Whiggamore, possibly from Scots whiggamore (“horse driver”), from whig (“to drive”) + mare.
Compare frig, jig
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
