Definition of "whigs" []

• Plural form of whig. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whig. (verb)

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• "The Covenanters were called whigs; the whins were worthless bushes."
• "They were the bitterest kind of whigs -- men who had seen their houses burnt over their heads, and who could have killed and eaten all the tories they should meet."
• "And how was it possible to do brilliantly in this matter with a cook whose recipes were hopelessly old-fashioned, and who had an exasperating belief in the sufficiency of buttered 'whigs' and home-made marmalade for all requirements?"