whey

[ hwey, wey ]
/ ʰweɪ, weɪ /

noun

a milk serum, separating as liquid from the curd after coagulation, as in cheese making.

Origin of whey

before 900; Middle English wheye, Old English hwǣg; cognate with Dutch, Low German wei

OTHER WORDS FROM whey

whey·like, adjective

Words nearby whey

whether, whether or not, whetstone, whew, whewellite, whey, wheyey, wheyface, wheyish, whf, whf.

Example sentences from the Web for wheys

  • If made with nicety it is the most delicate of all sweets; if cooked till it wheys it is hardly eatable.

    The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) |Mrs. F.L. Gillette

British Dictionary definitions for wheys

whey
/ (weɪ) /

noun

the watery liquid that separates from the curd when the milk is clotted, as in making cheese

Derived forms of whey

wheyey, wheyish or wheylike, adjective

Word Origin for whey

Old English hwǣg; related to Middle Low German wei, heie, Dutch hui