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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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Quotation dates: 1652
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Whinnie, adj. [Quhin n.1 e.] Covered with whins. Only in a place-name. —1652 Retours I Inq. Spec. Edinburgh (1029).
That peice of the lands of Coits called Whinnie-Know
