WHIN


Meaning of WHIN in English

~ 1

■ noun chiefly N. English furze; gorse.

Origin

ME: prob. of Scand. origin.

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~ 2

(also ~stone )

■ noun Brit. hard, dark basaltic rock.

Origin

ME: of unknown origin.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.