PINEY

Etymology

Noun

Piney (plural Pineys)

(slang, derogatory) A native or inhabitant of the New Jersey Pine Barrens.

Anagrams

• Nyepi

Adjective

piney (comparative more piney, superlative most piney)

Alternative spelling of piny

Anagrams

• Nyepi

Source: Wiktionary


Pin"ey, a.

Definition: See Piny.

Pin"ey, a. Etym: [Of East Indian origin.]

Definition: 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. Piney dammar, Piney resin, Piney varnish, 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 also liquid copal, and white dammar.

– Piney tallow, a solid fatty substance, resembling tallow, obtained from the roasted seeds of the Vateria Indica; called also dupada oil.

– Piney thistle (Bot.), a plant (Atractylis gummifera), from the bark of which, when wounded, a gummy substance exudes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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