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Webster 1913 Edition


Piney

Pin′ey

,
Adj.
See
Piny
.

Pin′ey

,
Adj.
[Of East Indian origin.]
A term used in designating an East Indian tree (the
Vateria Indica
or piney tree, of the order
Dipterocarpeæ
, which grows in Malabar, etc.) or its products.
Piney dammar
,
Piney resin
,
Piney varnish
,
a pellucid, fragrant, acrid, bitter resin, which exudes from the piney tree (
Vateria Indica
) when wounded. It is used as a varnish, in making candles, and as a substitute for incense and for amber. Called also
liquid copal
, and
white dammar
.
Piney tallow
,
a solid fatty substance, resembling tallow, obtained from the roasted seeds of the
Vateria Indica
; called also
dupada oil
.
Piney thistle
(Bot.)
,
a plant (
Atractylis gummifera
), from the bark of which, when wounded, a gummy substance exudes.

Definition 2024


Piney

Piney

See also: piney

English

Noun

Piney (plural Pineys)

  1. (slang, derogatory) A native or inhabitant of the New Jersey Pine Barrens.

piney

piney

See also: Piney

English

Adjective

piney (comparative more piney, superlative most piney)

  1. Alternative spelling of piny

Derived terms

  • piney dammar
  • piney tallow

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