Spinnies

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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}.]
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           The downs rise steep, crowned with black fir spinnies.
                                                    --C. Kingsley.
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