Whin

Definition of Whin

n.

1.

1.

(Bot.) Gorse; furze. See Furze.

Through the whins, and by the cairn.

- Burns.

2.

2.

Same as Whinstone.

Moor 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.

Whin Thrush
(Zool.) the redwing.

Related Words

bush, furze, genus Ulex, gorse, Irish gorse, shrub, Ulex, Ulex europaeus

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