What does whinstone mean?
Whinstone means A stone used to crush whin for use as winter feed for cattle..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A stone used to crush whin for use as winter feed for cattle..
‘A rough fellow, rather, Mrs. Dean. Is not that his character?‘ ‘Rough as a saw-edge, and hard as whinstone! The less you meddle with him the better.’
Use whinstone when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Whinstone means A stone used to crush whin for use as winter feed for cattle..
Common synonyms include whin.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
‘A rough fellow, rather, Mrs. Dean. Is not that his character?‘ ‘Rough as a saw-edge, and hard as whinstone! The less you meddle with him the better.’
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