s. w. dial. Also linn(e)y. [Of obscure origin; the first element may possibly be the stem of OE. hlinian LEAN v.] A shed or other farm building open in front, usually with a lean-to roof.
1695. Phil. Trans., XIX. 30. Backward in the Court there was a Linny that rested upon a wall.
1768. Toplady, Wks. (1794), I. 41. The dwelling-house, the barn, the linhays, the stable, &c. … were … all in flames at once.
1800. Chron., in Ann. Reg., 25/1. Nearly the whole of the dwelling-house, offices, extensive barns, stables, linneys, &c. were consumed.
1837. Cottle, Remin., i. 9. The sties for their pigs, and the linnies for their cattle.
1864. T. Q. Couch, E. Cornw. Gloss., in Jrnl. Roy. Inst. Cornw., I. 17. Linhay, a shed consisting of a roof resting on a wall at the back, and supported in front by pillars.
1893. ‘Q.’ (Quiller-Couch), Delectable Duchy, 291. Run up to the linhay an’ fetch a rope.
