Definition of Spencer. Meaning of Spencer. Synonyms of Spencer

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Definition of Spencer

Spencer
Spencer Spen"cer, n. [OF. despensier. See Spence, and cf. Dispenser.] One who has the care of the spence, or buttery. [Obs.] --Promptorium Parvulorum.
Spencer
Spencer Spen"cer, n. [From the third Earl Spencer, who first wore it, or brought it into fashion.] A short jacket worn by men and by women. --Ld. Lutton.
Spencer
Spencer Spen"cer, n. (Naut.) A fore-and-aft sail, abaft the foremast or the mainmast, hoisted upon a small supplementary mast and set with a gaff and no boom; a trysail carried at the foremast or mainmast; -- named after its inventor, Knight Spencer, of England [1802]. Spencer mast, a small mast just abaft the foremast or mainmast, for hoisting the spencer. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
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Trysail Try"sail, n. (Naut.) A fore-and-aft sail, bent to a gaff, and hoisted on a lower mast or on a small mast, called the trysail mast, close abaft a lower mast; -- used chiefly as a storm sail. Called also spencer. --Totten.

Meaning of Spencer from wikipedia

- spencer may refer to. names : spencer (surname), a surname. list of people with surname spencer spencer (given name), a given name (including a
- spencer's may refer to: spencer's (department store), a defunct department store chain in british columbia, canada. spencer's gifts , a north
- herbert spencer (27 april 1820 – 8 december 1903) was an english philosopher , biologist , anthropologist , sociologist , and prominent
- spencer is a town in worcester county , massachusetts , united states . the population was 11,688 at the 2010 census . place spencer, please
- spencer county is a county located in the u.s. state of indiana . as of the 2010 census, the population was 20,952 the county seat is
- spencer is a city in the state of iowa (united states ), and the county seat of clay county . 6 it is located at the confluence of the
- george john spencer, 2nd earl spencer kg pc frs fsa (1 september 1758 – 10 november 1834), styled viscount althorp from 1765 to 1783,
- john poyntz spencer, 5th earl spencer, kg , pc (27 october 1835 – 13 august 1910), known as viscount althorp from 1845 to 1857 (and also
- john spencer (18 september 1935 – 11 july 2006) was an english professional snooker player who won the world professional title at his
- john spencer (born 11 september 1970) is a scottish former professional footballer and coach. as a player he was a forward from 1988 until
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