whin : Idioms & Phrases


Moor whinPetty whin

  • (Bot.), a low prickly shrub (Genista Anglica) common in Western Europe.
Webster 1913

petty whin

  • noun prickly yellow-flowered shrub of the moors of New England and Europe
    Genista anglica; needle furze; broom tree.
WordNet

Whin bruiser

  • a machine for cutting and bruising whin, or furze, to feed cattle on.
Webster 1913

Whin Sparrow

  • (Zoöl.), the hedge sparrow. Prov. Eng.
Webster 1913

Whin Thrush

  • (Zoöl.), the redwing. Prov. Eng.
Webster 1913