Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SPIN'STER
SPIN'STER, n. [spin and ster.]
- A woman who spins, or whose occupation is to spin. Hence,
- In law, the common title by which a woman without rank or distinction is designated. If a gentlewoman is termed a spinster, she may abate the writ. – Coxe.
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