First Known Use: 1597
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spinney
noun spin·ney \ˈspi-nē\
: a small group of trees
plural spinneys
Full Definition of SPINNEY
chiefly British : a small wood with undergrowth
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Origin of SPINNEY
Anglo-French espinei thorny thicket, ultimately from Latin spinetum, from spina thorn
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