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whin
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Furze \Furze\, n. [OE. firs, As. fyrs.] (Bot.) A thorny evergreen shrub (Ulex Europ[ae]us), with beautiful yellow flowers, very common upon the plains and hills of Great Britain; -- called also gorse, and whin. The dwarf furze is Ulex nanus. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Whin \Whin\, n. [W. chwyn weeds, a single weed.]
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1. (Bot.)
(a) Gorse; furze. See Furze.
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Through the whins, and by the cairn. --Burns.
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(b) Woad-waxed. --Gray.
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2. Same as Whinstone. [Prov. Eng.]
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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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Woad-waxen \Woad"-wax`en\, n. [Cf. Wood-wax.] (Bot.) A leguminous plant (Genista tinctoria) of Europe and Russian Asia, and adventitious in America; -- called also greenwood, greenweed, dyer's greenweed, and whin, wood-wash, wood-wax, and wood-waxen. [1913 Webster]
