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[spin-ster] / ˈspɪn stər /
NOUN
(offensive) unmarried woman
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She’s trained by Cox, who gave her an extended break after a third-place finish in the Spinster Stakes last October.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 5, 2021

“After the Storm” is the final track on her new album, “Urban Driftwood,” which will be released Jan. 29 on the intersectional feminist label Spinster.

From Washington Post • Jan. 21, 2021

Once a roadside dump with a by-the-hour reputation, this motel was boosted by the resurgence of Santa Rosa’s SoFa Arts District, including local chef Liza Hinman’s restaurant The Spinster Sisters, a Sonoma County favourite.

From The Guardian • Feb. 19, 2019

In “The Merry Spinster: Tales of Everyday Horror,” Mallory Ortberg — who launches the short story collection at Skylight on Saturday — twists fairy tales and more.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2018

She died August the 13th 1771 aged 70 years Also the Body of Mary Lewis Spinster died 25th March 1808 Aged 88 years.

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