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spinney

noun

Etymology

From Middle English spenné, from Middle French espinoye (“thorny thicket”), espinaye, from Latin spīnētum (“thorny thicket”), from Latin spīna (“thorn”).

  1. inherited from spenne

Definitions

  1. A small copse or wood, especially one planted as a shelter for game birds.

    • Freda, the German undermatron, once discovered him sunbathing nude in the spinney.

  2. Synonym of spinnaker.

  3. A surname.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA