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spencer
1[ spen-ser ]
noun
- a short, close-fitting jacket, frequently trimmed with fur, worn in the 19th century by women and children.
- a man's close-fitting jacket, having a collar and lapels and reaching just below the waist, worn in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
- an English wig of the 18th century.
Spencer
2[ spen-ser ]
noun
Military.
- a .52 caliber, lever-action repeating rifle and carbine patented in the U.S. in 1860 and used by the Union army and navy in the Civil War.
spencer
3[ spen-ser ]
noun
Nautical.
- a large gaff sail used abaft a square-rigged foremast or abaft the mainmast of a ship or bark.
Spencer
4[ spen-ser ]
noun
- Charles, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, 1674–1722, British statesman: prime minister 1718–21.
- Herbert, 1820–1903, English philosopher.
- Platt Rogers [plat], 1800–64, U.S. calligrapher and teacher of penmanship.
- a town in NW Iowa.
- a town in central Massachusetts.
- a male given name.
Spencer
1/ ˈɛԲə /
noun
- SpencerHerbert18201903MEnglishPHILOSOPHY: philosopher Herbert. 1820–1903, English philosopher, who applied evolutionary theory to the study of society, favouring laissez-faire doctrines
- SpencerSir Stanley18911959MEnglishARTS AND CRAFTS: painter Sir Stanley. 1891–1959, English painter, noted esp for his paintings of Christ in a contemporary English setting
spencer
2/ ˈɛԲə /
noun
- a short fitted coat or jacket
- a woman's knitted vest
spencer
3/ ˈɛԲə /
noun
- nautical a large loose-footed gaffsail on a square-rigger or barque
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of spencer1
1740–50; spencer 1indefs 1, 2 named after G. J. Spencer (1758–1834), English earl; spencer 1indef 3 named after Charles Spencer
Origin of spencer2
First recorded in 1830–40; origin uncertain
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of spencer1
C18: named after Earl Spencer (1758–1834)
Origin of spencer2
C19: perhaps after the surname Spencer
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Spencer Mason previously attempted to end his life, but is currently coping with the end-of-life care of a person close to him.
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Spencer and I met 14 years ago through a close mutual friend when we both lived in Brooklyn.
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But when I got to Spencer’s apartment, I was bolstered by adrenaline and the rush of having conquered my fear.
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Since then, I’ve driven on the 10 hundreds of times between Spencer’s apartment and mine.
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Spencer always tells me I’m “brave.”
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