whin
31whin — I. /wɪn/ (say win) noun gorse, furze. {late Middle English whynne, apparently from Old Norse; compare modern Icelandic hvingras bent grass} II. /wɪn/ (say win) noun 1. → whinstone. 2. any of various other dark coloured rocks. {origin uncertain} …
32whin — n. gorse. ♦ whinchat, n. small brown and buff song bird …
33whin — see GORSE …
34whin — win …
35whin — 1. n. (in sing. or pl.) furze, gorse. Etymology: prob. Scand.: cf. Norw. hvine, Sw. hven 2. n. 1 hard dark esp. basaltic rock or stone. 2 a piece of this. Etymology: ME: orig. unkn …
36whin·ny — …
37Moor whin — Whin Whin, n. [W. chwyn weeds, a single weed.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) (a) Gorse; furze. See {Furze}. [1913 Webster] Through the whins, and by the cairn. Burns. [1913 Webster] (b) Woad waxed. Gray. [1913 Webster] 2. Same as {Whinstone}. [Prov.… …
38Petty whin — Whin Whin, n. [W. chwyn weeds, a single weed.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) (a) Gorse; furze. See {Furze}. [1913 Webster] Through the whins, and by the cairn. Burns. [1913 Webster] (b) Woad waxed. Gray. [1913 Webster] 2. Same as {Whinstone}. [Prov.… …
39whin-berry — a bilberry, or whortle berry. North …
40whin-bush — …