Spin"ny (?), n.; pl. Spinnies (#). [OF. espinaye,espinoye, espinei, espanoi, F. 'epinaie, 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.
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Spin"ny, a. [Cf. Spiny, a.]
Thin and long; slim; slender.
[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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