SPINSTER
\spˈɪnstə], \spˈɪnstə], \s_p_ˈɪ_n_s_t_ə]\
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A woman who spins, or whose occupation is to spin.
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An unmarried or single woman; -- used in legal proceedings as a title, or addition to the surname.
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A woman of evil life and character; -- so called from being forced to spin in a house of correction.
By Oddity Software
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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