Definition of Spinnies

1. Noun. (plural of spinny) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Spinnies

1. spinny [n] - See also: spinny

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spinnies

spinner dolphins
spinneret
spinnerets
spinnerette
spinnerettes
spinneries
spinners
spinnerule
spinnerules
spinnery
spinnet
spinnets
spinney
spinneys
spinnier
spinnies (current term)
spinniest
spinning
spinning disk nebuliser
spinning frame
spinning jennies
spinning jenny
spinning machine
spinning mule
spinning mules
spinning rod
spinning top
spinning tops
spinning wheel
spinning wheels

Literary usage of Spinnies

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History and Antiquities of the Newport Pagnell Hundreds by Oliver Ratcliff (1900)
"... population, 121: and rateable value ^784. The farms are Lodge farm. Brook farm, and King's Head farm ; and there- are two small woods or spinnies ..."

2. Transactions (1878)
"It appears from the documents still existing that the spinnies were at that ... Upon the Dissolution of Religious Houses by Henry VIII., the spinnies were ..."

3. The Industries of Russia by Russia Ministerstvo finansov, John Martin Crawford, World's Columbian Exposition (1893)
"Where here and there these birch spinnies are absent, ... The consumption is enormous, and the birch spinnies are melting away like spring snow. ..."

4. Eighty Years' Reminiscences by John Anstruther-Thomson (1904)
"I have consulted many farmers and the oldest inhabitants on the subject, and they all say that Bosworth spinnies like other coverts in that parish belong ..."

5. The History of the Belvoir Hunt by Thomas Francis Dale (1899)
"Lord Forester brought the hounds to the window of the Royal carriage for her Majesty's inspection, and they were shortly after thrown into the spinnies, ..."

6. The History of the Belvoir Hunt by Thomas Francis Dale (1899)
"Three foxes were a-foot, and on settling to one, he went off to Clawson Thorns, where, being headed by some foot people, he turned back towards the spinnies ..."

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