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Definition of Spencers

Spencer
Spencer Spen"cer, n. [OF. despensier. See Spence, and cf. Dispenser.] One who has the care of the spence, or buttery. [Obs.] --Promptorium Parvulorum.
Spencer
Spencer Spen"cer, n. [From the third Earl Spencer, who first wore it, or brought it into fashion.] A short jacket worn by men and by women. --Ld. Lutton.
Spencer
Spencer Spen"cer, n. (Naut.) A fore-and-aft sail, abaft the foremast or the mainmast, hoisted upon a small supplementary mast and set with a gaff and no boom; a trysail carried at the foremast or mainmast; -- named after its inventor, Knight Spencer, of England [1802]. Spencer mast, a small mast just abaft the foremast or mainmast, for hoisting the spencer. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
spencer
Trysail Try"sail, n. (Naut.) A fore-and-aft sail, bent to a gaff, and hoisted on a lower mast or on a small mast, called the trysail mast, close abaft a lower mast; -- used chiefly as a storm sail. Called also spencer. --Totten.

Meaning of Spencers from wikipedia

- Spencer's may refer to: Spencer's (department store), a defunct department store chain in British Columbia, Canada Spencer's Gifts, a North American retail...
- A33 to the east, which separates Spencers Wood from Grazeley. The earliest confirmed reference to the name 'Spencers Wood' dates from 1500, when a man...
- in particular by J. Horace Round in his essay The Rise of the Spencers. The Spencers were first granted a coat of arms in 1504, "Azure a fess Ermine...
- Northam. Spencers Brook can be accessed from Clackline to the west or Northam to the north, via Spencers Brook Rd, or from York to the south via Spencers Brook-York...
- John Spencer, Viscount Althorp (b. 1994). This is a continuation of the Spencer/Spencer-Churchill family tree for the Althorp branch of the Spencers found...
- Spencers Building is a pair of heritage-listed warehouses at 45–47 and 49–51 Edward Street, Brisbane City, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It...
- London: Viking ISBN 978-0-312-20833-2. The Spencer Family (1999). London: Viking. US edition: The Spencers: a Personal History of an English Family (2000)...
- Look up Spencer or spencer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Spencer may refer to: Spencer (surname) Spencer family, British aristocratic family List...
- clash of the titles! Spencers vs. Parker Bowles". CNN. "Meet Louis Spencer, Princess Diana's nephew". ****o!. "Charles Spencer on Instagram: "My son...
- Spencer Treat Clark (born September 24, 1987) is an American actor. He rose to prominence for his roles in the 2000 films Gladiator and Unbreakable. He...