About The Word Spinny
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Spinny
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What's The Definition Of Spinny?Synonyms | Synonyms for Spinny: Related Terms | Find terms related to Spinny: See Also | Spinny In Webster's Dictionary \Spin"ny\, n.; pl. {Spinnies}. [OF. espinaye,espinoye,
espinei, espanoi, F. ['e]pinaie, from L. spinetum a thicket
of thorns, fr. spina a thorn. See {Spine}.]
A small thicket or grove with undergrowth; a clump of trees.
[Written also {spinney}, and {spinny}.]
The downs rise steep, crowned with black fir spinnies.
--C. Kingsley.
\Spin"ny\, a. [Cf. {Spiny}, a.] Thin and long; slim; slender. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] |
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