WHINSTONE


Meaning of WHINSTONE in English

/hwin"stohn', win"-/ , n.

Chiefly Brit. any of the dark-colored, fine-grained rocks, esp. igneous rocks, as dolerite and basalt.

[ 1505-15; dial. (Scots and N England) whin whinstone (ME quin ]

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