spinney

• Bosque pequeño o arboleda, especialmente aquella que sirve de refugio para animales salvajes.

A small wood or copse, especially one that provides shelter for game animals.

1. Small wooded areaC1formalbritish

   A small area of trees and bushes, often used as a shelter for game animals.

   Soto, bosquete

   • The hunters waited quietly near the spinney for the pheasants to appear.
   • A small spinney of birch trees grew at the edge of the field.
   • The children loved to play hide-and-seek in the old spinney behind the farm.

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