Spin"y (?), a. [From Spine.]
1. Full of spines; thorny; as, a spiny
tree.
2. Like a spine in shape; slender.
"Spiny grasshoppers sit chirping." Chapman.
3. 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.
Spin"y, n. See
Spinny.
Spin"y (?), a. [From Spine.]
1. Full of spines; thorny; as, a spiny
tree.
2. Like a spine in shape; slender.
"Spiny grasshoppers sit chirping." Chapman.
3. 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.
Spin"y, n. See
Spinny.
