Definition of Spinster
Spinster
spin·ster
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(noun)
in old usage, a woman who is not married, or a woman who is past the usual age at which she would be likely to marry;
e.g. They did not want to admit that the spinster's advice had been sound.
(noun)
a woman who spins thread or yarn as her occupation;
e.g. I went to the spinster's show to buy some woolen yarn.
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