Whig

  1. Proper noun.  (UK, politics) a member of an 18th- and 19th-century political party in Britain that was opposed to the Tories, and eventually became the Liberal Party.
  2. Proper noun.  (US, politics) an advocate of war against Britain during the American Revolution.
  3. Proper noun.  (US, politics) a member of a 19th-century US political party opposed to the Democratic Party.
  4. Noun.  Acidulated whey, sometimes mixed with buttermilk and sweet herbs, used as a cooling beverage.
  5. Noun.  buttermilk.
  6. Verb.  (transitive) Urge forward; drive briskly.
  7. Verb.  (intransitive) Jog along; move or work briskly.

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