Whin /(?)/
Whin
n.
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Gorse; furze. See Furze. (Bot.)
Through the whins, and by the cairn.
- Woad-waxed.
- Same as Whinstone. [Prov. Eng.]
Phrases & Compounds
- Moor whin
- a low prickly shrub (Genista Anglica) common in Western Europe.
- Whin bruiser
- a machine for cutting and bruising whin, or furze, to feed cattle on.
- Whin Sparrow
- the hedge sparrow.
- Whin Thrush
- the redwing.