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Webster 1913 Edition


Spinny

Spin′ny

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Spinnies
(#)
.
[OF.
espinaye
,
espinoye
,
espinei
,
espanoi
, F.
épinaie
, 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

,
Adj.
[Cf.
Spiny
,
Adj.
]
Thin and long; slim; slender.
[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]