LAT

Lewis Short

spīnŭla (noun F) : dim.spina (post-class.).
* A little thorn, Arn. 2, 49.—*
* (Acc. to spina, I. B. 3.) A little backbone or spine, App. M. 10, p. 255, 2.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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