Whin

Whin , noun

[Welsh chwyn weeds, a single weed.]

(a) (Botany) Gorse; furze. See Furze.

Through the whins, and by the cairn. — Burns

(b)

Woad-waxed. — Gray

Same as Whinstone. [Provincial English]

Collocations (4)

Moor whin or Petty whin (Botany) , 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 (Zoology) , the hedge sparrow. [Provincial English]

Whin Thrush (Zoology) , the redwing. [Provincial English]