wee

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I could hold you for a wee--wee He was going to say "week," but Fate proved to him that this was a slight exaggeration on his part, and instead of finishing the word week he gave vent to a good loud "oh!"

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  1. adjective Very small; tiny. See Synonyms at small.
  2. adjective Very early: the wee hours of the morning.
  3. noun Scots A short time; a little bit.

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  • Comprong? U-boats--wee, wee, U-boats. —  The U-boat hunters
  • I could hold you for a wee--wee He was going to say "week," but Fate proved to him that this was a slight exaggeration on his part, and instead of finishing the word week he gave vent to a good loud "oh!" —  Will of the Mill
  • Pee-wee, you're a sight! —  Tom Slade at Temple Camp
  • Then Pee-wee followed, hurrying, for there was nothing to hold her now They clambered up on the cabin, Roy waving the naval flag, and Pee-wee the name pennant, while Tom cast the anchor, for already the Good Turn was drifting Good-bye!" —  Tom Slade at Temple Camp
  • "Pee-wee, you're appointed a committee to look after the boat while Tomasso and I go in search of adventure--and gasoline. —  Tom Slade at Temple Camp
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wee:   weed
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English wei, we, a small amount, small, from Old English wǣge, wēg, weight; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English we, in the phrase a little we, a little bit, a short way or space, apparently for a little way, the form we being apparently a Scandinavian form (Icelandic vegr, a way, = Swedish väg = Danish vei) of way: see way. Little and wee were and are so constantly associated that they have become synonymous, and wee has changed to an adjective. Cf. way-bit, equivalent to wee bit. English wee cannot be connected with Old High German wenac, German wenig, little.
 

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