'Spinny' definitions:
Definition of 'Spinny'
From: GCIDE
- Spinny \Spin"ny\, a. [Cf. Spiny, a.] Thin and long; slim; slender. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Spinny'
From: GCIDE
- 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.] [1913 Webster]
- The downs rise steep, crowned with black fir spinnies. --C. Kingsley. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'spinny'
From: GCIDE
- 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.] [1913 Webster]
- The downs rise steep, crowned with black fir spinnies. --C. Kingsley. [1913 Webster]