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wheen
WHEEN · noun · informal
A fair number; quite a few
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A considerable number or amount; 'a wheen o' folk' means quite a lot of people.
“There's a wheen o' things tae dae afore we go.”
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wheen In A Sentence
There's a wheen o' things tae dae afore we go.
Origin & Usage
Scots, from Old English 'hwēne' (a little), meaning a good few.
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What does wheen mean?
A wheen means a fair number or quite a few. 'A wheen o' folk' means a good number of people, and 'a wheen o' things' means quite a lot of things.
How do you use wheen?
You might say 'there's a wheen o' things to do before we go', meaning there's a fair few tasks left.
Where does the word wheen come from?
It comes from Old English 'hwēne' (a little), and in Scots it means a good few.
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