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Wee Free

Wee Free proper noun: the Free Kirk, as opposed to the United Free Kirk.

Proper noun

Wee Free

  1. (Scotland, historical) The Free Kirk, as opposed to the United Free Kirk.
    • The legions of the Wee Free were receding into the mists of Gaeldom.1991, Jan Webster, I Only Can Dance With You, page 96
  2. (UK, historical) A small group in the 1918 Liberal Party who on principle did not want to go into coalition with the Conservative Party.

Noun

Wee Free (plural Wee Frees)

  1. A member of this political group.

Forms of Wee Free

pluralWee Frees

Origin of Wee Free

From wee (“small”).

Questions about Wee Free

What does Wee Free mean?
Wee Free means the Free Kirk, as opposed to the United Free Kirk.
What part of speech is Wee Free?
Wee Free can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Wee Free in the dictionary

  1. wedtro
  2. wedtros
  3. wee
  4. wee folk
  5. wee folks
  6. Wee Free
  7. Wee Frees
  8. wee heavies
  9. wee heavy
  10. wee hour
  11. wee hours

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