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Definition: Spinny
Spinny
\Spin"ny\, a. [Cf.
Spiny, a.]
Thin and long; slim; slender. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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Spinny
\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.]
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The downs rise steep, crowned with black fir spinnies.
--C. Kingsley.
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