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whigs

whigs is the plural of whig.

whigs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of whig.

Meaning of whig

Noun

whig (plural whigs)

  1. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) Acidulated whey, sometimes mixed with buttermilk and sweet herbs, used as a cooling beverage.
  2. Buttermilk.

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Noun capitalized: Whigs

Whigs

  1. (plural) plural of Whig

Proper noun capitalized: Whigs

the Whigs

  1. (UK) An 18th- and 19th-century British political party that was opposed to the Tories, and became the Liberal Party.
  2. (US) A 19th-century political party in the United States of America.

Phrases with whigs

Questions about whigs

What does whigs mean?
Whigs means an 18th- and 19th-century British political party that was opposed to the Tories, and became the Liberal Party.
What is whigs the plural of?
Whigs is the plural of whig.
What part of speech is whigs?
Whigs can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near whigs in the dictionary

  1. Whiglet
  2. Whiglets
  3. Whiglike
  4. Whigling
  5. Whiglings
  6. whigs
  7. whigship
  8. whigships
  9. while
  10. while away
  11. while loop

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