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Definition of Spinny
1. n. A small thicket or grove with undergrowth; a clump of trees.
2. a. Thin and long; slim; slender.
Definition of Spinny
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of spinney) ¹
2. Adjective. (informal) Associated with spinning; moving with a spinning motion. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spinny
1. spinney [n -NIES] - See also: spinney
Medical Definition of Spinny
1. Origin: OF. Espinaye,espinoye, espinei, espanoi, F. Epinaie, from L. Spinetum a thicket of thorns, fr. Spina a thorn. See Spine. A small thicket or grove with undergrowth; a clump of trees. Alternative forms: spinney, and spinny] "The downs rise steep, crowned with black fir spinnies." (C. Kingsley) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spinny
Literary usage of Spinny
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Observations on Popular Antiquities: Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of Our by John Brand, Henry Ellis (1841)
"spinny-WYE Is the name of a game among children at Newcastle-upon-Tyne. I suspect
this is nearly the same with " Hide and Seek. ..."
2. York Deeds by Maine Historical Society, Maine Genealogical Society (1884- ), York County (Me.). Register of Deeds (1888)
"Town shoemaker, who maried Mary the daughter of the sd spinny, his sd wife, &
for ye loue & affection, they beare unto yr sd daughter Mary, ..."
3. York Deeds by Maine Historical Society, Maine Genealogical Society (1884- ), York County (Me.). Register of Deeds (1907)
"... John Foster and Sarah Spin- ny the Wife of the sd Jonathan spinny do by these
Presents freely willingly give Yield up and Surrender all our Right of Fee ..."
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