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spenard divorce

spenard divorce is the alternative form of Spenard divorce.

Noun capitalized: Spenard divorce

Spenard divorce (plural Spenard divorces)

  1. (Alaska slang) mariticide (wives killing husbands)
    • From Spenard divorces to the bar scene that peaked during pipeline construction, many Spenard legends have an illegal or at least illicit aspect.2020 May 17, David Reamer, “History of Spenard: How a squatter, bootlegger and showman gave Anchorage’s most renowned road its name”, in Anchorage Daily News
  2. (broadly) spousal homicide

Forms of spenard divorce

pluralspenard divorces
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alternative formspenard divorce
alternative formSpenard
alternative formspenard

Origin of spenard divorce

Spenard + divorce. From where such events frequently took place, in Spenard, Alaska, USA; where wives killed their husbands.

Questions about spenard divorce

What does spenard divorce mean?
Spenard divorce means mariticide (wives killing husbands).
What is spenard divorce the alternative form of?
Spenard divorce is the alternative form of Spenard divorce.
What part of speech is spenard divorce?
Spenard divorce is a noun.
What is the plural of spenard divorce?
The plural of spenard divorce is spenard divorces.

Words near spenard divorce in the dictionary

  1. spelunking
  2. spelunkings
  3. spelunks
  4. spen
  5. spenard
  6. spenard divorce
  7. Spenard divorces
  8. spence
  9. Spencean
  10. spencer
  11. Spencer County

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