whinstone

[ hwin-stohn, win- ]

/ ˈʰwɪnˌstoʊn, ˈwɪn- /

noun

Chiefly British. any of the dark-colored, fine-grained rocks, especially igneous rocks, as dolerite and basalt.

Origin of whinstone

1505–15; dial. (Scots and N England) whin whinstone (Middle English quin< ?) + stone

Words nearby whinstone

whinchat, whine, whing-ding, whinge, whinny, whinstone, whiny, whio, whip, whip-and-tongue graft, whipbird

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Example sentences from the Web for whinstone

You see I know too much, and I haven't your whinstone nerve and total lack of imagination.'
Prester John|John Buchan
The roof was formed of large flat slabs, which I was told were whinstone (basalt).
Ulster Folklore|Elizabeth Andrews
The result was an intermediate substance, neither glass nor whinstone—a sort of slag.
An Introduction to the History of Science|Walter Libby
It consisted of an elevated tableland composed of ironstone and granite occasionally traversed by veins of whinstone.
Journals Of Two Expeditions Of Discovery In North-West And Western Australia, Vol. 1 (of 2)|George Grey

It is of whinstone, and "appears not to have had the chisel, or any inscription upon it."
Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1|James Y. Simpson

British Dictionary definitions for whinstone

whinstone

/ (ˈwɪnˌstəʊn) /

noun

any dark hard fine-grained rock, such as basalt

Word Origin for whinstone

C16: from whin ² + stone

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

单词	whinstone
释义	whinstone [ hwin-stohn, win- ] / ˈʰwɪnˌstoʊn, ˈwɪn- / noun Chiefly British. any of the dark-colored, fine-grained rocks, especially igneous rocks, as dolerite and basalt. Origin of whinstone 1505–15; dial. (Scots and N England) whin whinstone (Middle English quin< ?) + stone Words nearby whinstone whinchat, whine, whing-ding, whinge, whinny, whinstone, whiny, whio, whip, whip-and-tongue graft, whipbird Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for whinstone You see I know too much, and I haven't your whinstone nerve and total lack of imagination.' Prester John\|John Buchan The roof was formed of large flat slabs, which I was told were whinstone (basalt). Ulster Folklore\|Elizabeth Andrews The result was an intermediate substance, neither glass nor whinstone—a sort of slag. An Introduction to the History of Science\|Walter Libby It consisted of an elevated tableland composed of ironstone and granite occasionally traversed by veins of whinstone. Journals Of Two Expeditions Of Discovery In North-West And Western Australia, Vol. 1 (of 2)\|George Grey It is of whinstone, and "appears not to have had the chisel, or any inscription upon it." Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1\|James Y. Simpson British Dictionary definitions for whinstone whinstone / (ˈwɪnˌstəʊn) / noun any dark hard fine-grained rock, such as basalt Word Origin for whinstone C16: from whin ² + stone 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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