Whin (?), n. [W. chwyn weeds, a single
weed.]
1. (Bot.) (a) Gorse; furze.
See Furze.
Through the whins, and by the cairn.
Burns.
(b) Woad-waxed. Gray.
2. 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 (Zoöl.), the hedge
sparrow. [Prov. Eng.] -- Whin Thrush
(Zoöl.), the redwing. [Prov. Eng.]