Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
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piny .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective See
piny . - adjective A term used in designating an East Indian tree (the
Vateria Indica or piney tree, of the order Dipterocarpeæ, which grows in Malabar, etc.) or its products. - adjective a pellucid, fragrant, acrid, bitter resin, which exudes from the piney tree (
Vateria Indica ) when wounded. It is used as a varnish, in making candles, and as a substitute for incense and for amber. Called alsoliquid copal , andwhite dammar . - adjective a solid fatty substance, resembling tallow, obtained from the roasted seeds of the
Vateria Indica ; called alsodupada oil . - adjective (Bot.) a plant (
Atractylis gummifera ), from the bark of which, when wounded, a gummy substance exudes.
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- adjective Alternative spelling of
piny .
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Examples
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With spicy flavors inflected with what some call piney and others graphite notes.
Archive 2008-02-01 2008
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It's known for having -- known as the piney woods.
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Time, and the pushing a railroad through this eastern portion of the State, have effected vast changes for the better, and among these quaintly called piney-woods people now are families of wealth and cultivation.
The Memories of Fifty Years Sparks, William H 1870
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Time, and the pushing a railroad through this eastern portion of the State, have effected vast changes for the better, and among these quaintly called piney-woods people now are families of wealth and cultivation.
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This energetic Christian worker and model of moral courage was born October 24, 1866, in the "piney" woods, eight miles from Sumterville, Sumter county, Ala. -- fifteen miles from the railroad.
The Cyclopedia of the Colored Baptists of Alabama Their Leaders and Their Work 1895
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The flowers that graced the small table on this day were brought by the distinguished visitor, who came from a stroll in the "piney" woods.
Tuskegee & Its People: Their Ideals and Achievements Booker T. Washington 1885
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He also rejected my description of the Rainier as "piney," but when he offered his descriptions, mint was right there.
Beervana, the Blog 2008
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[6] Among the suit papers in the Carter v. Carter suit is a copy of a Northern Neck patent 1729 February 28, for 7,269 acres in Stafford (later Prince William) County to Robert Carter, Junior, "at a place called the piney Ridge ...
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Drive on back in those piney woods and try to find it.
The Pig's Name Is ... The Curious Holts 2009
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Once it gets to room temperature, there is a faintly piney-resiny note on the palate.
What We Drank 2009
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