piney
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈpaɪni/
- US
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piney
- There was nothing to look at as we drove to the funeral except fields lush with whatever grew here, a few cattle drooping in patches of shade, and the high trees of the Piney Woods touching the white-hot sky everywhere.
- Piney Woods
Examples
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And they came to me and Frank and Chico and Joe Piney for help.
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I was born and raised in Ocean County, I'm an Piney, or a constituent, as Mr. Johnson would like to say.
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The actor Glenn Close and her parents own 640 acres on the east slope of the Wyoming Range near Big Piney, Wyoming.
Academic text (2001) -
Piney Woods, with a mandate that 60 percent of its 250 students must come from disadvantaged backgrounds, reports an average per-pupil paid tuition of $3,624 against a "full" rate of $12,250.
Academic text (2006) -
As a proud Piney, she often shares stories about her upbringing in the Piney Woods.
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He identified himself as a Piney, reminiscing about the thick forests of his childhood.
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Living in the Piney area, she embraces the community and its vibrant culture.
Compounds
- Informal
A smell or feeling like pine trees that makes a place feel fresh like winter
Surface Forms
Etymology
Piney as a noun comes from the same parts pine and -y and was used for a person from the 'Piney Woods' or 'Pine Barrens'. So a piney is simply someone who lives in or comes from that pine-covered region.