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1. whin

noun. any of various hard colored rocks (especially rocks consisting of chert or basalt).

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Etymology

  • whynne (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • hvein (Old Norse)

2. whin

noun. very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe.

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Etymology

  • whynne (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • hvein (Old Norse)

3. whin

noun. small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as a weed in Britain and the United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental.

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Etymology

  • whynne (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • hvein (Old Norse)
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