n.;
The downs rise steep, crowned with black fir spinnies. C. Kingsley. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. Spiny, a. ] Thin and long; slim; slender. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Consisting, or chiefly consisting, of skin; wanting flesh. “Her skinny lips.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
He holds him with a skinny hand. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]