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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
WHIGGET, n. Also whiggle; whugget, -le. A lump, hunk, chunk (of bread, cheese, etc.) (Ork. 1929 Marw., Ork. 1974, whugget, -le). [′ʍɪgət, ʍɪgl, ʍʌg-]
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"Whigget n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 7 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/whigget>
