01 n. A woman who spins, or whose occupation is to spin.
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A woman who spins, or whose occupation is to spin.“She spake to spinster to spin it out.” — Piers Plowman.“The spinsters and the knitters in the sun.” — Shak.
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2.
A man who spins.[Obs.]
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3.
An unmarried or single woman; -- used in legal proceedings as a title, or addition to the surname.(Law)“If a gentlewoman be termed a spinster, she may abate the writ.” — Coke.
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4.
A woman of evil life and character; -- so called from being forced to spin in a house of correction.[Obs.]