Whin n. 1.(Bot.) (a)Gorse; furze. See Furze. "Through the whins, and by the cairn." 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 (Zool.), the hedge sparrow. (Prov. Eng.)
Whin Thrush (Zool.), the redwing. (Prov. Eng.)
