noun
- plural of spinny; small woods or copses
Usage: British
Examples
- The children played hide-and-seek in the spinnies behind the farmhouse.
- Several spinnies dotted the countryside between the open fields.
- Birds nested safely in the dense spinnies along the river.
- The old map showed spinnies where housing developments now stand.
- Foxes often took shelter in the spinnies during hunting season.