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 rocks were of a very hard whinstone, the stratum nearly perpendicular, or rather standing up in regular basaltic figures, similar to those on Loadstone Hill.
From Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales by Oxley, John
The second, again, are the whinstone or basaltic hills scattered up and down the low country, and evidently posterior to the strata of that country, which they break, elevate, and displace.
From Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4) by Hutton, James
In like manner granite is a composition which graduates into porphyry; but porphyry is only whinstone of a harder species.
From Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4) by Hutton, James
The Castle, which stands on a lofty whinstone rock at the south-east corner of the island, is a conspicuous object for many miles, whether viewed by land or sea.
From Northumberland Yesterday and To-day by Terry, Jean F. (Jean Finlay)
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