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Definition of Spinney

1. Noun. A copse that shelters game.

Definition of Spinney

1. n. Same as Spinny.

Definition of Spinney

1. Noun. (U.K.) A small copse or wood, especially one planted as a shelter for game birds. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Spinney

1. a thicket [n -NEYS] - See also: thicket

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spinney

Literary usage of Spinney

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and by William Richard Cutter (1908)
"hand his children were Thomas and John spinney, who settled in Marblehead, ... Children of John and Grace spinney: 6. Grace, baptized October 14, 1764. 7. ..."

2. A History of the Town of Industry: Franklin County, Maine, from the Earliest by William Collins Hatch (1893)
"John spinney married Eunice Pettigrew, by whom he had twelve children, ... s He married Anna Oliver, daughter of James B. and Jane (spinney) Oliver. ..."

3. A History of the Town of Industry: Franklin County, Maine, from the Earliest by William Collins Hatch (1893)
"John spinney married Eunice Pettigrew, by whom he had twelve children, ... He married Anna Oliver, daughter of James B. and Jane (spinney) Oliver. ..."

4. Rambles about Portsmouth: Sketches of Persons, Localities, and Incidents of by Charles Warren Brewster, William Henry Young Hackett, Lawerence Shorey (1869)
"DAVID spinney died in Eliot Nov, 24th, 1862, at the age of 92 years. ... Mr, David spinney was probably the last survivor of the workmen on the TL S. ..."

5. Old Kittery and Her Families by Everett Schermerhorn Stackpole (1903)
"Josiah spinney married, 13 Dec. 1826, Clarissa Knight of Eliot, and had daughter Rowena, who died young, and son Daniel Parker, who married a Miss spinney ..."

6. York Deeds by Maine Historical Society, Maine Genealogical Society (1884- ), York County (Me.). Register of Deeds (1907)
"1732 Then the within named Samuel spinney acknowledged this Instrument as his Act and Deed Cor John Penhallow Jus : Peace A true Copy of the Original ..."

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