spinny Meaning, Definition & Usage

Spin"ny noun
Etymology
OF. espinaye,espinoye, espinei, espanoi, F. épinaie, from L. spinetum a thicket of thorns, fr. spina a thorn. See Spine.
Wordforms
plural Spinnies
Definitions
  1. 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 adjective
Etymology
Cf. Spiny, a.
Definitions
  1. Thin and long; slim; slender. Obs. or Prov. Eng.

Webster 1913