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Definition of Whin Thrush

Whin Thrush
Whin Whin, n. [W. chwyn weeds, a single weed.] 1. (Bot.) (a) Gorse; furze. See Furze. Through the whins, and by the cairn. --Burns. (b) Woad-waxed. --Gray. 2. Same as Whinstone. [Prov. Eng.] 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 (Zo["o]l.), the hedge sparrow. [Prov. Eng.] Whin Thrush (Zo["o]l.), the redwing. [Prov. Eng.]

Meaning of Whin Thrush from wikipedia

- Asia and wintering in central Africa. At one time considered to be in the thrush family, ****idae, it is now placed in the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae...
- Two-tone reed beetle Donacia bicolora Terrestrial invertebrates Beetle Petty whin weevil Exapion genistae Terrestrial invertebrates Beetle Noble chafer Gnorimus...
- building, now a golf clubhouse, was thatched until the 1920s and is built of whin with steeply pitched roof sections and many gables. During each August, Irvine's...