"spidership" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: spider + -ship Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|spider|ship}} spider + -ship Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} spidership
  1. (nonce word) honorific used to address or refer to a spider. Tags: nonce-word
    Sense id: en-spidership-en-noun-ua5Hk~eI
  2. (nonce word) The state or quality of being a spider. Tags: nonce-word
    Sense id: en-spidership-en-noun-D~PvWjDH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ship Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 17 83 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ship: 26 74

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          "ref": "1884, The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter - Volumes 22-23, page 332",
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