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pettywhin

noun
/ˈpɛtiˌwɪn/

Etymology

From petty + whin.

  1. inherited from *ḱʷeyn-✻ — “to soil; mud; filth”
  2. inherited from *hwainō✻
  3. derived from hvein — “gorse, furze”
  4. inherited from whynne
  5. compounded as pettywhin — “petty + whin”

Definitions

  1. The needle furze.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA