whin

[ hwin, win ]

/ ʰwɪn, wɪn /

noun Chiefly British.

any thorny or prickly shrub, especially gorse.

Origin of whin

1375–1425; late Middle English whynne, apparently <Scandinavian; compare Icelandic hvīngras bent grass, Danish hvene,Swedish (h)ven

Words nearby whin

whimsey, whimsical, whimsicality, whimsy, whim-wham, whin, whinchat, whine, whing-ding, whinge, whinny

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Example sentences from the Web for whin

Whin we think we're makin' a gr-reat hit with th' wurruld we don't know what our own wives thinks iv us.
Mr. Dooley's Philosophy|Finley Peter Dunne
Whin he's hot, I bet ye his face looks like a fire in a furniture facthry.
Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War|Finley Peter Dunne
We shant by standing here, as Mickey Lanigan said whin the bull was charging down upon himwhisht!
The Boy Patrol Around the Council Fire|Edward Sylvester Ellis
He died; an' whin young Dinny hard of it, the divil a one of him would stay any longer in Maynewth.
Going To Maynooth|William Carleton

They thried him whin he come out iv th' emergency hospital an' fined him a hundhred dollars.
Mr. Dooley Says|Finley Dunne

British Dictionary definitions for whin (1 of 2)

whin¹

/ (wɪn) /

noun

another name for gorse

Word Origin for whin

C11: from Scandinavian; compare Old Danish hvine (græs), Norwegian hvine, Swedish hven

British Dictionary definitions for whin (2 of 2)

whin²

/ (wɪn) /

noun

short for whinstone

Word Origin for whin

C14: quin, of obscure origin

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单词	whin
释义	whin [ hwin, win ] / ʰwɪn, wɪn / noun Chiefly British. any thorny or prickly shrub, especially gorse. Origin of whin 1375–1425; late Middle English whynne, apparently <Scandinavian; compare Icelandic hvīngras bent grass, Danish hvene,Swedish (h)ven Words nearby whin whimsey, whimsical, whimsicality, whimsy, whim-wham, whin, whinchat, whine, whing-ding, whinge, whinny Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for whin Whin we think we're makin' a gr-reat hit with th' wurruld we don't know what our own wives thinks iv us. Mr. Dooley's Philosophy\|Finley Peter Dunne Whin he's hot, I bet ye his face looks like a fire in a furniture facthry. Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War\|Finley Peter Dunne We shant by standing here, as Mickey Lanigan said whin the bull was charging down upon himwhisht! The Boy Patrol Around the Council Fire\|Edward Sylvester Ellis He died; an' whin young Dinny hard of it, the divil a one of him would stay any longer in Maynewth. Going To Maynooth\|William Carleton They thried him whin he come out iv th' emergency hospital an' fined him a hundhred dollars. Mr. Dooley Says\|Finley Dunne British Dictionary definitions for whin (1 of 2) whin¹ / (wɪn) / noun another name for gorse Word Origin for whin C11: from Scandinavian; compare Old Danish hvine (græs), Norwegian hvine, Swedish hven British Dictionary definitions for whin (2 of 2) whin² / (wɪn) / noun short for whinstone Word Origin for whin C14: quin, of obscure origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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