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Definition of: spinster
(spin′stər) noun
1. An unmarried woman, especially when no longer young; an old maid.
2. Law In England, a woman who has never married: a legal title.
3. A woman who spins; a spinner. [ME <SPIN + -STER]
—spin′ster·hood noun
—spin′ster·ish adjective
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