name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
spinney
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noun
Meaning 2
A small copse or wood, especially one planted as a shelter for game birds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
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noun
Meaning 3
Synonym of spinnaker.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
a copse that shelters game
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: brush, brushwood, coppice, copse, thicket
History
Etymology
From Middle English spenné, from Middle French espinoye (“thorny thicket”), espinaye, from Latin spīnētum (“thorny thicket”), from Latin spīna (“thorn”).
Clipping of spinnaker + -y.