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Wemyss

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[weemz] / wimz /

noun

  1. a parish in central Fife, in eastern Scotland, on the Firth of Forth: known for its castle.


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Freezing rain greeted the first batch of refugees taking the ferry from Wemyss Bay to Rothesay in December 2015.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2025

Elizabeth Craig Ovens, 79, has spent 62 years working for the family business - the award-winning McCaskie's Butchers in Wemyss Bay, Inverclyde - where she became co-owner and director 25 years ago.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2023

“I think Scotch will be quite resilient, but you know, the proof will be in the pudding in the next year or so,” Mr. Wemyss said.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2022

William Wemyss, the founder and chief executive of Wemyss Malts, said some whisky producers were dependent on loans because whisky takes years or even decades to mature before it is sold.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2022

Good woman, good Mrs. Wemyss, I would say, know ye anything of mine outer garment?

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 by Various