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whinstone
[ hwin-stohn, win- ]
/ ˈʰwɪnˌstoʊn, ˈwɪn- /
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noun
Chiefly British. any of the dark-colored, fine-grained rocks, especially igneous rocks, as dolerite and basalt.
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Origin of whinstone
Words nearby whinstone
whiner, whing-ding, whinge, whining, whinny, whinstone, whiny, whio, whip, whip-and-tongue graft, whipbird
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British Dictionary definitions for whinstone
whinstone
/ (ˈwɪnˌstəʊn) /
noun
any dark hard fine-grained rock, such as basalt
Word Origin for whinstone
C16: from whin ² + stone
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