whinstone

[ hwin-stohn, win- ]

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

Origin of whinstone

1
1505–15; dial. (Scots and N England) whin whinstone (Middle English quin< ?) + stone

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whinstone

/ (ˈwɪnˌstəʊn) /


noun
  1. any dark hard fine-grained rock, such as basalt

Origin of whinstone

1
C16: from whin ² + stone

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