Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- See spense, spenser.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A place where provisions are kept; a buttery; a larder; a pantry.
- noun Scot. The inner apartment of a country house; also, the place where the family sit and eat.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun dated A
buttery orpantry
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Examples
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I cannot think of drinking our good madam's wine myself, I assure you; I will just put it by the spence, (_spence_ means _cupboard_) till David is beginning to get about again, and then I think it will help to strengthen him. "
The Eskdale Herd-boy A Scottish Tale for the Instruction and Amusement of Young People
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11: 57 AM kate o'd said ... so spence is now ethan? ok. i'm 80 pages into pink (got my copy from B+P this morn). i'll get a pencil out and change the name! oh! and i'm really enjoying it so far, lili.
The Great Name Change lili 2009
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4: 05 PM lili said ... hi kate! yep, spence is now ethan. it seems to be working for him. glad to hear you're enjoying it!
The Great Name Change lili 2009
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In one large aperture, which the robber facetiously called his spence (or pantry), there hung by the heels the carcasses of a sheep, or ewe, and two cows lately slaughtered.
The Waverley 1877
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In one large aperture, which the robber facetiously called his spence
Waverley: or, 'Tis sixty years since Walter Scott 1801
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Maybe at your local cable company or local phone company. spence in pa.
I have a Mec Jr 600 reloader but don't have a bench to mount it to. 2009
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Maybe at your local cable company or local phone company. spence in pa.
I have a Mec Jr 600 reloader but don't have a bench to mount it to. 2009
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OK, yes Senator spence where were u a "doctor" in this debate, obviously the GOP is a wolf in sheep clothing, you can run but you cannot hide.
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Find an old car top carrier spilt it in half tie a rope to one end and pull away. the plastic carrier should slide over anything with ease. spence in pa.
How do YOU get your deer out of the woods to the truck? I use a Cabelas game hauler. 2009
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Find an old car top carrier spilt it in half tie a rope to one end and pull away. the plastic carrier should slide over anything with ease. spence in pa.
How do YOU get your deer out of the woods to the truck? I use a Cabelas game hauler. 2009
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