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Definitions for: Whin
[n] small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as weed in England and United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental
[n] very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe
Webster (1913) Definition: Whin, n. [W. chwyn weeds, a single weed.]
1. (Bot.)
(a) Gorse; furze. See Furze.
Through the whins, and by the cairn. --Burns.
(b) Woad-waxed. --Gray.
2. Same as Whinstone. [Prov. Eng.]
Moor whin or Petty whin (Bot.), a low prickly shrub
(Genista Anglica) common in Western Europe.
Whin bruiser, a machine for cutting and bruising whin, or
furze, to feed cattle on.
Whin Sparrow (Zo["o]l.), the hedge sparrow. [Prov. Eng.]
Whin Thrush (Zo["o]l.), the redwing. [Prov. Eng.]
Synonyms: dyer's greenweed, dyer's-broom, dyeweed, furze, Genista tinctoria, gorse, greenweed, Irish gorse, Ulex europaeus, woadwaxen, woodwaxen
See Also: broom, bush, Genista, genus Genista, genus Ulex, shrub, Ulex
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