Spi*nif"er*ous (?), a. [L. spinifer; spina thorn + ferre to produce.]
Producing spines; bearing thorns or spines; thorny; spiny.
Spin"i*form (?), a. Shaped like a spine.
Spi*nig"er*ous (?), a. [L. spiniger; spina spine + gerere to bear.]
Bearing a spine or spines; thorn-bearing.
Spin"i*ness (?), n. Quality of being spiny.
Spin`i-spir"u*late (?), a. (Zoöl.) Having spines arranged spirally. See
Spicule.
Spink (spk), n. [Cf. dial. Sw. spink a kind of small bird, Gr.
spi`ggos, and E. finch.] (Zoöl.) The chaffinch.
Spin"na*ker (?), n. (Naut.) A large triangular sail set upon a boom, --
used when running before the wind.
Spin"ner (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, spins one skilled in
spinning; a spinning machine.