About The Word Spence
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Spence
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What's The Definition Of Spence?Synonyms | Synonyms for Spence: Related Terms | Find terms related to Spence: See Also | Spence In Webster's Dictionary \Spence\, n. [OF. despense, F. d['e]pense, buffet,
buttery, fr. OF. despendre to spend, distribute, L.
dispendere, dispensum. See {Dispense}, {Spend}.]
1. A place where provisions are kept; a buttery; a larder; a
pantry.
In . . . his spence, or ``pantry'' were hung the carcasses
of a sheep or ewe, and two cows lately slaughtered. --Sir
W. Scott.
Bluff Harry broke into the spence, And turned the cowls
adrift. --Tennyson.
2. The inner apartment of a country house; also, the place
where the family sit and eat. [Scot.] --Jamieson.
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