'Petty whin' definitions:

Definition of 'petty whin'

From: WordNet
noun
Prickly yellow-flowered shrub of the moors of New England and Europe [syn: broom tree, needle furze, petty whin, Genista anglica]

Definition of 'Petty whin'

From: GCIDE
  • Whin \Whin\, n. [W. chwyn weeds, a single weed.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. (Bot.) (a) Gorse; furze. See Furze. [1913 Webster]
  • Through the whins, and by the cairn. --Burns. [1913 Webster] (b) Woad-waxed. --Gray. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Same as Whinstone. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
  • Moor whin or Petty whin (Bot.), a low prickly shrub (Genista Anglica) common in Western Europe.
  • Whin bruiser, a machine for cutting and bruising whin, or furze, to feed cattle on.
  • Whin Sparrow (Zool.), the hedge sparrow. [Prov. Eng.]
  • Whin Thrush (Zool.), the redwing. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]