whinstone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A stone used to crush whin for use as winter feed for cattle.
  2. Any hard dark-coloured rock.

Word forms

whinstone whinstones

Etymology

Possibly corrupted from quern stone, i.e. stone suitable for making querns; or else, from whin + stone.

Synonyms

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