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spinney(dictionary)

spinney (iou)



spinney noun. Also spinny. LME.
[Aphet. from Old French espinei (mod. epinaie) from Proto-Romance alt. of Latin spinetum SPINET noun2: see -Y6.]
A thorn hedge. rare. Only in LME.
A small wood or copse, esp. one planted or preserved for sheltering game-birds; a small clump or plantation of trees. L16.