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whinstone

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whin⋅stone

  [hwin-stohn, win-]
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–noun
Chiefly British. any of the dark-colored, fine-grained rocks, esp. igneous rocks, as dolerite and basalt.
Origin:
1505–15; dial. (Scots and N England) whin whinstone (ME quin < ?) + stone
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whin·stone   (hwĭn'stōn', wĭn'-)   
n.  Any of various hard, dark-colored rocks, especially basalt and chert.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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