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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 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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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 petty whin
      n : prickly yellow-flowered shrub of the moors of New England
          and Europe [syn: broom tree, needle furze, Genista
           anglica]