spinney

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
spinney
    n 1: a copse that shelters game
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Spinney \Spin"ney\ (sp[i^]n"n[y^]), n.; pl. {Spinneys}
   (sp[i^]n"n[i^]z).
   Same as {Spinny}. --T. Hughes.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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