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spinstry

spinstry noun: the business of one who spins; spinning (of yarn).

Noun

spinstry (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The business of one who spins; spinning (of yarn)
    • What new Decency then can be added to this by your spinstry?1642 (indicated as 1641), John Milton, The Reason of Church-governement Urg’d against Prelaty […], London: […] E[dward] G[riffin] for Iohn Rothwell, […], →OCLC

Questions about spinstry

What does spinstry mean?
Spinstry means the business of one who spins; spinning (of yarn).
What part of speech is spinstry?
Spinstry is a noun.

Words near spinstry in the dictionary

  1. spinsterly
  2. spinsters
  3. spinstership
  4. spinstress
  5. spinstresses
  6. spinstry
  7. spint
  8. spinternet
  9. spintext
  10. spintexts
  11. spinthariscope

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