WHIN Meaning of WHIN in English 1. n. (in sing. or pl.) furze, gorse. Etymology: prob. Scand.: cf. Norw. hvine, Sw. hven 2. n.1 hard dark esp. basaltic rock or stone. 2 a piece of this. Etymology: ME: orig. unkn. Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012