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brinny

brinny noun: a stone thrown as a missile.

Noun

brinny (plural brinnies)

  1. (Australia, Victoria) A stone thrown as a missile.
    Synonyms:
    boondie, goolie, yonny, yonnie

Synonyms of brinny

Forms of brinny

pluralbrinnies
alternative formbrinnie

Origin of brinny

From Aboriginal Australian.

Questions about brinny

What does brinny mean?
Brinny means a stone thrown as a missile.
What part of speech is brinny?
Brinny is a noun.
What is the plural of brinny?
The plural of brinny is brinnies.

Words near brinny in the dictionary

  1. brinner
  2. brinners
  3. brinnies
  4. Brinnington
  5. Brinns
  6. brinny
  7. brinolase
  8. brinrobertsite
  9. brins
  10. Brinscall
  11. Brinser

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