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spinney

[ spin-ee ]

noun

British.
plural spinneys.
  1. a small wood or thicket.


spinney

/ ˈ²õ±èɪ²Ôɪ /

noun

  1. a small wood or copse
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of spinney1

1300–50; Middle English < Middle French espinei (masculine), espinaie (feminine) a place full of thorns, derivative of espine spine; compare Late Latin ²õ±èÄ«²Ôŧ³Ù³Ü³¾ difficulty, equivalent to Latin ²õ±èÄ«²Ô ( a ) thorn ( spine ) + -ŧ³Ù³Ü³¾ noun suffix ( arboretum )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of spinney1

C16: from Old French espinei, from espine thorn, from Latin ²õ±èÄ«²Ôa
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Less than half a mile to the west, they came upon a spinney adjoining the southern edge of Caesar’s Belt.

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Merry went in front leading a laden pony, and took his way along a path that went through a spinney behind the house, and then cut across several fields.

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The flowery meads and bird-fruitful spinneys of the Arras teemed and rippled over the four walls.

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He led me into a small spinney, ample enough to hide us from view.

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Then they made a tour of inspection of the whole farm and surveyed with speechless admiration the ploughland, the hayfield, the orchard, the pool, the spinney.

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