The Collaborative International Dictionary
Whin Thrush
Whin \Whin\, n. [W. chwyn weeds, a single weed.]
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(Bot.)
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Gorse; furze. See Furze.
Through the whins, and by the cairn.
--Burns. Woad-waxed.
--Gray.
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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.]