name, noun ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A kind of cake or bun made with seeds.

   "Home to the only Lenten supper I have had of wiggs […]and ale."

2. 2
   Obsolete spelling of wig alt-of, obsolete

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Example

More examples

"Home to the only Lenten supper I have had of wiggs […]and ale."

Etymology

Compare Dutch wegge (“a sort of bread”), German Weck, originally a wedge-shaped loaf or cake. See wedge.

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