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spinney
spin·ney S0643000 (spĭn′ē)n. pl. spin·neys Chiefly British A small grove; a copse.
[Obsolete French espinoi, from Old French espinei, thorny place, from Vulgar Latin *spīnēta, pl. of Latin spīnētum, thorn hedge, from spīna, thorn.]spinney (ˈspɪnɪ) n (Forestry) chiefly Brit a small wood or copse[C16: from Old French espinei, from espine thorn, from Latin spīna]spin•ney (ˈspɪn i)
n., pl. -neys. Brit. a small wood or thicket. [1300–50; < Middle French espinei place full of thorns, derivative of espine spine] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | spinney - a copse that shelters gamebrush, coppice, copse, thicket, brushwood - a dense growth of bushesBritain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom |
spinneynoun copse, thicket, coppice, holt A spinney of thorn hung on the craggy edge of the hill.Translationsspinney
spinney Chiefly Brit a small wood or copse spinney[′spin·ē] (ecology) A small grove of trees or a thicket with undergrowth. spinney
spinney (spĭn′ē)n. pl. spin·neys Chiefly British A small grove; a copse.spinney
Related to spinney: SpinnySynonyms for spinneynoun copseSynonymsWords related to spinneynoun a copse that shelters gameRelated Words- brush
- coppice
- copse
- thicket
- brushwood
- Britain
- Great Britain
- U.K.
- UK
- United Kingdom
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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