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Spinney

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spinnynounAlternative spelling of spinney (“small copse or wood”). [(UK) A small copse or wood, especially one planted as a shelter for game birds.]
bosketnounA small grove or copse of trees, a thicket.
coppicenounA grove of small growth; a thicket of brushwood; a wood cut at certain times for fuel or other purposes, typically managed to promote growth and ensure a reliable supply of timber. See copse.
thicketnounA dense, but generally small, growth of shrubs, bushes or small trees; a copse.
bosknoun(archaic) A thicket; a small wood.
bosquetnounAlternative spelling of bosket. [A small grove or copse of trees, a thicket.]
woodletnoun(rare) A small wood; a thicket.
copsewoodnouncoppice, copse
shawnoun(dated, dialectal) A thicket; a small wood or grove.
boscagenounA place set with trees or mass of shrubbery, a grove or thicket.
skipnounA leaping or jumping movement; the action of one who skips.
boskagenounAlternative spelling of boscage. [A place set with trees or mass of shrubbery, a grove or thicket.]
skegnoun(nautical) A fin-like structure to the rear of the keel of a vessel that supports the rudder and protects a propeller.
spelknoun(Northumbria, Cumbria) A splinter, usually of wood.
wicketnounA small door or gate, especially one beside a larger one.
spinikennounAlternative form of spinniken. [(UK, obsolete, slang) A workhouse.]
tinetnoun(UK, obsolete) Brushwood and thorns for making and repairing hedges.
yardnounA small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building.
hedgerownounA row of closely planted bushes or trees forming a hedge.
frithnounA forest or wood; woodland generally.

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