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spinney(dictionary)

repass (iou) and spinney (oh)


repass (iou)



repass verb. [ri:'p¨»:s] LME.
[Old & mod. French repasser: see RE-, PASS verb.]
verb intrans. Pass again, return; esp. go back in the opposite direction. Freq. in pass and repass. LME.
verb trans. Cross (the sea, a river, etc.) again in the opposite direction. L15.
b. Pass again over, through, etc.; go past again. E17.
verb trans. Cause to pass again; put through again. M16.
b. Pass (a bill, resolution, etc.) again. L18.
verb trans. Cause (an object) to pass back from one place to another as if by Magic. L16.
repassage noun [French] the action of repassing; the right to repass: LME.

spinney (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Old French; Origin: espinei 'thorny hedge']
a small area of trees and bushes