"whinstone" meaning in All languages combined

See whinstone on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: whinstones [plural]
Etymology: Possibly corrupted from quern stone, i.e. stone suitable for making querns; or else, from whin + stone. Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} whinstone (usually uncountable, plural whinstones)
  1. A stone used to crush whin for use as winter feed for cattle. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-whinstone-en-noun-XNZ4wDeV
  2. (quarrying industry) Any hard dark-coloured rock. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: whin
    Sense id: en-whinstone-en-noun-vDopETC1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71

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Alternative forms

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  "etymology_text": "Possibly corrupted from quern stone, i.e. stone suitable for making querns; or else, from whin + stone.",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
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        "A stone used to crush whin for use as winter feed for cattle."
      ],
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          "ref": "1847, Emily Brontë, chapter IV, in Wuthering Heights",
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        "Any hard dark-coloured rock."
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      ],
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      ],
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly corrupted from quern stone, i.e. stone suitable for making querns; or else, from whin + stone.",
  "forms": [
    {
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    }
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      "args": {
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        "A stone used to crush whin for use as winter feed for cattle."
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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        "(quarrying industry) Any hard dark-coloured rock."
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