Spinney (Noun)
Meaning
A copse that shelters game.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The old estate still maintained a large spinney, home to many deer and small game.
- In autumn, the pheasants took shelter in the spinney bordering the rolling hills.
- Dove, rabbit, and even a few quail often found cover within the thick undergrowth of the woodland spinney.
- Walking along the woods edge, hunters approached the dense spinney quietly to catch off-guard game within.
- Since hunting began centuries ago on this estate, certain large trees formed part of an intentional spinney near which gunsmen stationed.