WHIN

whin. Whin, n. a shrub, a prickly shrub, furze

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Whin (?), n. [[W. chwyn weeds, a single weed.]] 1. 1. (Bot.) (a) Gorse; furze. See Furze.
Through the whins, and by the cairn. Burns. (b) Woad-waxed. Gray. 2. 2. Same as Whinstone.
Moor whin or Petty 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 (Zoöl.), the hedge sparrow. — Whin Thrush (Zoöl.), the redwing.