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 . 2012