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wey

9.9

The watery part of milk left after making butter

noun

Archaic

: suero

After churning, the milk separated into butter and wey, which farmers used as animal feed.

Examples

The dairymaid poured the wey into a trough for the pigs to drink.
In old recipes, you may find instructions to use wey instead of water.
Don't spill the whey on the floor!
She strained the whey from the mixture carefully.
After churning, the milk separated into butter and wey, which farmers used as animal feed.
The dairymaid poured the wey into a trough for the pigs to drink.
In old recipes, you may find instructions to use wey instead of water.

Synonyms

whey

vswey

5 5.3

The watery part of milk left after making cheese

is an older spelling used historically rather than the modern written form

milk whey

vswey

3.5

A thin yellow liquid left after milk is curdled and the solids are removed to make cheese

focuses on remaining after butter is churned rather than after cheese production

Surface Forms

wey singular

weys plural

Etymology

Wey is an old spelling of whey, the thin, watery part of milk left after you make butter. So in old recipes or on farms, wey is the clear liquid farmers used for animals or cooking.