Defn: Same as Spinny. T. Hughes.
SPINNING
Spin"ning, a. & n.
Defn: from Spin. Spinning gland (Zoöl.), one of the glands which form the material for spinning the silk of silkworms and other larvæ. — Spinning house, formerly a common name for a house of correction in England, the women confined therein being employed in spinning. — Spinning jenny (Mach.), an engine or machine for spinning wool or cotton, by means of a large number of spindles revolving simultaneously. — Spinning mite (Zoöl.), the red spider. — Spinning wheel, a machine for spinning yarn or thread, in which a wheel drives a single spindle, and is itself driven by the hand, or by the foot acting on a treadle.
SPINNY Spin"ny, n.; pl. Spinnies. Etym: [OF. espinaye,espinoye, espinei, espanoi, F. épinaie, from L. spinetum a thicket of thorns, fr. spina a thorn. See Spine.]
Defn: A small thicket or grove with undergrowth; a clump of trees.
[Written also spinney, and spinny.]
The downs rise steep, crowned with black fir spinnies. C. Kingsley.
SPINNY
Spin"ny, a. Etym: [Cf. Spiny, a.]
Defn: Thin and long; slim; slender. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
SPINOSE
Spi*nose", a.Etym: [L. spinosus, from spina a thorn.]
Defn: Full of spines; armed with thorns; thorny.
SPINOSITY
Spi*nos"i*ty, n.