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spinage

spinage is the obsolete spelling of spinach.

Meaning of spinach

Noun

spinach (countable and uncountable, plural spinaches)

  1. A particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea, or its leaves.
    • Another option is to wash spinach and other leafy greens thoroughly in running water before eating them.2021 July 1, Gregory McNamee, “Does spinach make you strong? Ask Popeye – and science”, in CNN, archived from the original on 11 Jun 2025
  2. Any of numerous plants, or their leaves, which are used for greens in the same way Spinacia oleracea is or resemble it in some way.
  3. (slang) Thick rough.
    • That shot left me in the spinach!
    Synonyms:
    cabbage

Forms of spinage

pluralspinages

Questions about spinage

What is spinage the obsolete spelling of?
Spinage is the obsolete spelling of spinach.

Words near spinage in the dictionary

  1. spinaches
  2. spinachless
  3. spinachlike
  4. spinachy
  5. spinae
  6. spinage
  7. spinages
  8. spinal
  9. spinal arteries
  10. spinal artery
  11. spinal board

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