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Spare
Spare Spare, n.
1. The act of sparing; moderation; restraint. [Obs.]
Killing for sacrifice, without any spare. --Holland.
2. Parsimony; frugal use. [Obs.] --Bacon.
Poured out their plenty without spite or spare.
--Spenser.
3. An opening in a petticoat or gown; a placket. [Obs.]
4. That which has not been used or expended.
5. (Tenpins) The right of bowling again at a full set of
pins, after having knocked all the pins down in less than
three bowls. If all the pins are knocked down in one bowl
it is a double spare; in two bowls, a single spare.
Spare
Spare Spare, v. i.
1. To be frugal; not to be profuse; to live frugally; to be
parsimonious.
I, who at some times spend, at others spare, Divided
between carelessness and care. --Pope.
2. To refrain from inflicting harm; to use mercy or
forbearance.
He will not spare in the day of vengeance. --Prov.
vi. 34.
3. To desist; to stop; to refrain. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
SpareSpare Spare, a. [Compar. Sparer; superl. Sparest; -- not
used in all the senses of the word.] [AS. sp[ae]r sparing.
Cf. Spare, v. t. ]
1. Scanty; not abundant or plentiful; as, a spare diet.
2. Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; chary.
He was spare, but discreet of speech. --Carew.
3. Being over and above what is necessary, or what must be
used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous;
as, I have no spare time.
If that no spare clothes he had to give. --Spenser.
4. Held in reserve, to be used in an emergency; as, a spare
anchor; a spare bed or room.
5. Lean; wanting flesh; meager; thin; gaunt.
O, give me the spare men, and spare me the great
ones. --Shak.
6. Slow. [Obs. or prov. Eng.] --Grose.
Meaning of Spare from wikipedia
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spare or
spares in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Spare or
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- Paul
Israel Sparer (December 19, 1923 –
November 19, 1999) was an
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Austin Osman Spare (30
December 1886 – 15 May 1956) was an
English artist and
occultist who
worked as both a
draughtsman and a painter.
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