We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. By continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time. Find out more

Subscriber login

Library card login

Other

X Close menu

Dictionary Language resources

whin1

Syllabification: (whin)

Pronunciation: /(h)win/

Definition of whin

noun

chiefly Northern English

furze; gorse.

Origin:

late Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Swedish ven 'bent grass'

whin in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of whin in the British & World English dictionary

Nearby words

whim-wham
whimbrel
whimper
whimsical
whimsy
whin ¹
whin ²
whinchat
whine
whinge
whinny

| Cite

More results for whin

whin (also whinstone)² US. Eng
petty whin US. Eng

Result list for whin

leporine

/ ˈlepəˌrīn

adjective

of or resembling a hare or hares …

See full definition »