SPINY

a. n.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
a.

Full of spines; thorny; as, a spiny tree.

2.
a.

Like a spine in shape; slender. "Spiny grasshoppers sit chirping." Chapman.

3.
a.

Fig.: Abounding with difficulties or annoyances. The spiny deserts of scholastic philosophy. Bp. Warburton. Spiny lobster. (Zoöl.) Same as Rock lobster, under Rock. See also Lobster.

4.
n.

See Spinny.

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