whinstone
[
hwin
-stohn,
win
-]
/ˈʰwɪnˌstoʊn, ˈwɪn-/
noun
1.
Chiefly British.
any of the dark-colored, fine-grained rocks, especially igneous rocks, as dolerite and basalt.
Origin
1505-15;
dial. (
Scots
and N England)
whin
whinstone (
Middle English
quin
< ?) +
stone
British Dictionary definitions for
whinstone
whinstone
/
ˈwɪnˌstəʊn
/
noun
1.
any dark hard fine-grained rock, such as basalt
Word Origin
C16: from
whin
² +
stone