Whin n.
1. Bot. (a) Gorse; furze. See Furze.
Through the whins, and by the cairn. --Burns.
(b) Woad-waxed.
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 Zool., the hedge sparrow. [Prov. Eng.]
Whin Thrush Zool., the redwing. [Prov. Eng.]
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petty whin
n : prickly yellow-flowered shrub of the moors of New England
and Europe [syn: broom tree, needle furze, Genista
anglica]