whin

[ win, hwin ]

nounChiefly British.
  1. any thorny or prickly shrub, especially gorse.

Origin of whin

1
1375–1425; late Middle English whynne, apparently <Scandinavian; compare Icelandic hvīngras bent grass, Danish hvene,Swedish (h)ven

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British Dictionary definitions for whin (1 of 2)

whin1

/ (wɪn) /


noun
  1. another name for gorse

Origin of whin

1
C11: from Scandinavian; compare Old Danish hvine (græs), Norwegian hvine, Swedish hven

British Dictionary definitions for whin (2 of 2)

whin2

/ (wɪn) /


noun
  1. short for whinstone

Origin of whin

2
C14: quin, of obscure origin

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