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SPARE, It seems to be from the same root as L. parco.

1. To use frugally not to be profuse not to waste. Thou thy Father's thunder did'st not spare/

2. To save or withhold from any particular use or occupation. He has no bread to spare, that is, to withhold from his necessary uses. All the time he could spare from the necessary cares of his weighty charge, he bestowed on prayer and serving of God.

3. To part with without much inconvenience to do without. I could have better spar'd a better man. Nor can we spare you long-

4. To omit to forbear. We might have spared this toil and expense Be pleas'd your politics to spare.

5. To use tenderly to treat with pity and forbearance to forbear to afflict, punish or destroy. Spare us, good Lord. dim sadness did not spare celestial visages. But man alone can whom be conquers spare.

6. Not to take when in one's power to forbear to destroy as, to spare the life of a prisoner.

7. To grant to allow to indulge. Where anger Jove did never spare one breath of kind and temp'rate air.

8. TO forbear to inflict of impose. Spare my sight the pain of seeing what a world of tears it cost you.

SPARE,

1. TO live frugally to be parsimonious. Who at some times spend, as other spare, divided between carelessness and care.

2. To forbear to be scrupulous. To pluck and cat my fill I spar'd not.

3. To be frugal not to be profuse.

4. To use mercy or forbearance to forgive to be tender. The king was sparing and compassionate towards hid subjects.

SPARE, a.

1. Seanty parsimonious not abundant as a spare diet. He was spare but discreet of speech. We more generally use, in the latter application, sparing as, he was sparing of words.

2. That can be dispensed with not wanted superfluous. I have no spare time on my hands. If that no spare clothes he had to give.

3. Lean wanting flesh meager thin. O give me your spare men and spare me the great ones.

4. Slow. Not in use.

SPARE, n. Parsimony frugal use. Not in use.