Whin'yard noun [ Confer Prov. E. & Scot. whingar , whinger ; perhaps from Anglo-Saxon winn contention, war + geard , gyrd , a staff, rod, yard; or confer Anglo-Saxon hwīnan to whistle, English whine .] 1. A sword, or hanger. [ Obsolete]... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/31