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.