British Dictionary definitions for wheen
wheen
/ (wiːn, Scottish hwiːn) /
determinerScot and Northern English dialect
few; some
(preceded by a)
a small number of
a good number of
(as pronoun; functioning as plural): a wheen of years
Origin of wheen
1Old English hwēne, instrumental of hwōn few, a few
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