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Definition of Spence
1. n. A place where provisions are kept; a buttery; a larder; a pantry.
Definition of Spence
1. a pantry [n -S] - See also: pantry
Medical Definition of Spence
1. 1. A place where provisions are kept; a buttery; a larder; a pantry. "In . . . His spence, or "pantry" were hung the carcasses of a sheep or ewe, and two cows lately slaughtered." (Sir W. Scott) "Bluff Harry broke into the spence, And turned the cowls adrift." (Tennyson) 2. The inner apartment of a country house; also, the place where the family sit and eat. Origin: OF. Despense, F. Depense, buffet, buttery, fr. OF. Despendre to spend, distribute, L. Dispendere, dispensum. See Dispense, Spend. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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