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piney


  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Piney  \Pin"ey\,  a. 
  See  {Piny}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Piney  \Pin"ey\,  a.  [Of  East  Indian  origin.] 
  A  term  used  in  designating  an  East  Indian  tree  (the  {Vateria 
  Indica}  or  piney  tree,  of  the  order  {Dipterocarpe[ae]},  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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Piny  \Pin"y\,  a. 
  Abounding  with  pines.  [Written  also  {piney}.]  ``The  piny 
  wood.''  --Longfellow. 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Piney,  AR  (CDP,  FIPS  55610) 
  Location:  34.50343  N,  93.14265  W 
  Population  (1990):  2500  (1300  housing  units) 
  Area:  17.0  sq  km  (land),  1.5  sq  km  (water)