spinney
pronunciation
How to pronounce spinney in British English:
UK [ˈspɪni]
How to pronounce spinney in American English:
US [ˈspɪni]
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- Noun:
- a copse that shelters game
Word Origin
- spinney (n.)
- "copse, thicket," 1590s, from Old French espinoi "briar-patch, place full of thorns and brambles" (13c., Modern French épinaie), from espine or from Latin spinetum "thorn hedge, thicket" (see spine).