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ˈspawny, a. rare.
[f. spawn n.]
a. Like that of spawn.
b. Resembling spawn.
c. Spawning.
1669W. Simpson Hydrol. Chym. 372 If you pour oyl of tartar upon some of the fresh water, it makes a frisking spawny motion. 1786Abercrombie Arr. in Gard. Assist. p. x, Perpetuating its duration by a spawny progeny of the root. 1908Daily Rec. & Mail 9 Mar., It is rather amusing to be told..that ‘spawny’ herring are unfit for food. |