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spinney¹

Where it comes from

From Middle English spenné, from Middle French espinoye (“thorny thicket”), espinaye, from Latin spīnētum (“thorny thicket”), from Latin spīna (“thorn”).

noun spinneys · spinny

  1. UK A small copse or wood, especially one planted as a shelter for game birds. “H'm !" he said, "so, so — it is a tragedy in a prologue and three acts. I am going down this afternoon to see the curtain fall for the third time on what […] will prove a good burlesque ; but it all began dramatically enough. It was last Saturday […] that two boys, playing in the little spinney jus

spinney²

Where it comes from

Clipping of spinnaker + -y.

noun spinneys

  1. Synonym of spinnaker.

    Similar: spinnaker

Spinney³

proper noun Spinneys

  1. A surname.

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"spinney." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/spinney.

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@misc{spinney_2026,
  title = {spinney},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spinney},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}