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pinny
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pinny
(wn) | pinny
n 1: a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other
clothing [syn: jumper, pinafore, pinny] |
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spinny
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Pinnywinkles
(gcide) | Pinnywinkles \Pin"ny*win`kles\, n. pl.
An instrument of torture, consisting of a board with holes
into which the fingers were pressed, and fastened with pegs.
[Written also pilliewinkles.] [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.
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Spinny
(gcide) | Spinny \Spin"ny\, n.; pl. Spinnies. [OF. espinaye,espinoye,
espinei, espanoi, F. ['e]pinaie, from L. spinetum a thicket
of thorns, fr. spina a thorn. See Spine.]
A small thicket or grove with undergrowth; a clump of trees.
[Written also spinney, and spinny.]
[1913 Webster]
The downs rise steep, crowned with black fir spinnies.
--C. Kingsley.
[1913 Webster]Spinny \Spin"ny\, a. [Cf. Spiny, a.]
Thin and long; slim; slender. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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spinny
(gcide) | Spinny \Spin"ny\, n.; pl. Spinnies. [OF. espinaye,espinoye,
espinei, espanoi, F. ['e]pinaie, from L. spinetum a thicket
of thorns, fr. spina a thorn. See Spine.]
A small thicket or grove with undergrowth; a clump of trees.
[Written also spinney, and spinny.]
[1913 Webster]
The downs rise steep, crowned with black fir spinnies.
--C. Kingsley.
[1913 Webster]Spinny \Spin"ny\, a. [Cf. Spiny, a.]
Thin and long; slim; slender. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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Spinny
(gcide) | Spinny \Spin"ny\, n.; pl. Spinnies. [OF. espinaye,espinoye,
espinei, espanoi, F. ['e]pinaie, from L. spinetum a thicket
of thorns, fr. spina a thorn. See Spine.]
A small thicket or grove with undergrowth; a clump of trees.
[Written also spinney, and spinny.]
[1913 Webster]
The downs rise steep, crowned with black fir spinnies.
--C. Kingsley.
[1913 Webster]Spinny \Spin"ny\, a. [Cf. Spiny, a.]
Thin and long; slim; slender. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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