"spinstress" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: spinstresses [plural]
Etymology: spinster + -ess Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|spinster|ess}} spinster + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} spinstress (plural spinstresses)
  1. (obsolete) A woman who spins. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-spinstress-en-noun-5Ap9Y1DH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ess

Inflected forms

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