whinstone
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of whinstone
1505–15; dial. ( Scots and N England) whin whinstone ( Middle English quin < ?) + stone
Example Sentences
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Made of Scottish whinstone, the lecterns were commissioned by the Guardians of Scotland Trust, set up in 2011 to mark the equal contribution made by Wallace and de Moray in the Wars of Scottish Independence.
From BBC ● May 29, 2015
The best is dark-coloured whinstone, because it absorbs very little moisture, or in Scotland Caithness pavement 4 in. thick.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various
The roads were excellent, and made upon the MacAdam principle, whinstone having been brought for the purpose from the distance of several miles.
From The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin
It is of whinstone, and "appears not to have had the chisel, or any inscription upon it."
From Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1 by John Stuart
That which has been cut away in making the trench, is a seam of clay slate about three feet six inches in breadth, between two solid whinstone rocks.
From Notes and Queries, Number 208, October 22, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by George Bell
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