n. pl. An instrument of torture, consisting of a board with holes into which the fingers were pressed, and fastened with pegs.
n.;
The downs rise steep, crowned with black fir spinnies. C. Kingsley. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. Spiny, a. ] Thin and long; slim; slender. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]