Bible Dictionaries
Spinster
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A woman who spins, or whose occupation is to spin.
(2):
(n.) A man who spins.
(3):
(n.) An unmarried or single woman; - used in legal proceedings as a title, or addition to the surname.
(4):
(n.) A woman of evil life and character; - so called from being forced to spin in a house of correction.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Spinster'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/spinster.html. 1828.