GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Spiny , a. [From Spine.]
   Full of spines; thorny; as, a spiny tree.
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   Like a spine in shape; slender. “Spiny grasshoppers sit chirping.”
   Chapman.
   
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   Fig.: Abounding with difficulties or annoyances.
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   The spiny deserts of scholastic philosophy.
   Bp. Warburton.
   
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   Spiny lobster. (Zool.) Same as Rock lobster, under Rock. See also Lobster.
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   Spiny, n. See Spinny.
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