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Wee Free

British

noun

informal a member of the minority of the Free Church of Scotland that refused to be joined with the United Free Church in 1900

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One has escaped in a single bound the Wee Free manse that spawned John Buchan.

From The Guardian • Jun. 26, 2013

We, of course, all "plumped" for our Father Andrew Macdonell, who was duly elected, together with the local Established, United Free, and "Wee Free" ministers, and the Stratherrick priest—a curious clerical crowd.

From A New Medley of Memories by Hunter-Blair, David

I heard a U.F. say to a Wee Free: "Donald, you'll no' gang to Heaven, because I'm bad."

From Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Holmes, Daniel Turner

The Wee Free procession, headed by a Brimming Cocoa Cup, was received with jeers.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-03-20 by Various

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