whin noun2.
[wɪn] Chiefly
Scot. &
north. LME.[Prob. of Scandinavian origin: cf. Swedish hven, Old Danish hvine, hvinegræs, Norwegian hvine, applied to certain grasses.]Gorse,
Ulex europaeus; a gorse-bush. Also (with specifying word), any of several other prickly shrubs.
petty whin: see
PETTY adjective.
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