wheen


wheen

(wiːn; Scottish hwiːn) determiner1. few; some2. (preceded by a) a. a small number ofb. a good number ofc. (as pronoun; functioning as plural): a wheen of years. [Old English hwēne, instrumental of hwōn few, a few]

wheen

(ʰwin, win)
Chiefly Scot. adj. 1. few. n. 2. a few persons or things. [1325–75; Middle English (north) quheyn, Old English hwēne, instr. case of hwōn few, a few]

Wheen

 a few; not many; a division; a group; a small amount; a fair number.Examples: wheen of Amazons, 1340; of knaves, 1680; of canny wise professors, 1680.