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(), 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. (Zol.) Same as Rock lobster, under Rock. See also Lobster. Spin"y n.See Spinny. スポンサード リンク
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