"forspare" meaning in English

See forspare in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: forspares [present, singular, third-person], forsparing [participle, present], forspared [participle, past], forspared [past]
Etymology: From for- + spare. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|for|spare}} for- + spare Head templates: {{en-verb}} forspare (third-person singular simple present forspares, present participle forsparing, simple past and past participle forspared)
  1. (transitive, UK dialectal) To spare; do without. Tags: UK, dialectal, transitive
    Sense id: en-forspare-en-verb-I4hidZxM Categories (other): British English

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