spinney

(spin′ē)

noun pl. spinneys

Brit. a small wood; copse

Origin: ME spenne, thorn hedge < OFr espinei < VL *spinēta, for L spinetum < spina, thorn, spine

See spinney in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. spin·neys
Chiefly British

A small grove; a copse.

Origin:

Origin: Obsolete French espinoi

Origin: , from Old French espinei, thorny place

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *spīnēta

Origin: , pl. of Latin spīnētum, thorn hedge

Origin: , from spīna, thorn

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