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Webster 1913 Edition
Whin
Whin
,Noun.
[W.
chwyn
weeds, a single weed.] 1.
(Bot.)
(a)
Gorse; furze. See
Furze
. Through the
whins
, and by the cairn. Burns.
(b)
Woad-waxed.
Gray.
2.
Same as
Whinstone
. [Prov. Eng.]
Moor whin
or
Petty whin
(Bot.)
, 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
(Zool.)
, the hedge sparrow.
[Prov. Eng.]
– Whin Thrush
(Zool.)
, the redwing.
[Prov. Eng.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Whin
WHIN
,Noun.