WHIN


Meaning of WHIN in English

/hwin, win/ , n. Chiefly Brit.

any thorny or prickly shrub, esp. gorse.

[ 1375-1425; late ME whynne, appar. hvingras bent grass, Dan hvene, Sw ( h ) ven ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .