Middle English Dictionary Entry

whin n.(2)
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Entry Info

Forms whin n.(2) Also (N) quin.
Etymology Origin uncertain; cp. MnE dial. (Northern) whin a type of hard rock & Scot. whin, (16th cent.) quhyn.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
Some type of hard rock.
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