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wheen.

A little; a small number.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʍiːn//wiːn/
  1. A little; a small number.

    UK · dialectal
  2. A quantity; a goodly number.

    Northern-Ireland · Scotland · UK · dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Middle English *wheen, quhein (also hwan, hwon, quhon), from Old English hwēne, hwǣne (“somewhat, a little”), instrumental form of hwōn (“little, few, a little, trifle, somewhat, a little while”).

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