whinstone

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whin·stone

W5124100 (wĭn′stōn′, hwĭn′-)n. Any of various hard, dark-colored rocks, especially basalt and chert.

whinstone

(ˈwɪnˌstəʊn) n (Geological Science) any dark hard fine-grained rock, such as basalt[C16: from whin² + stone]

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Noun

whinstone - any of various hard colored rocks (especially rocks consisting of chert or basalt)whinrock, stone - a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter; "he threw a rock at me"

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whinstone

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Synonyms for whinstone

noun any of various hard colored rocks (especially rocks consisting of chert or basalt)

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whin

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rock
stone

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