Spence
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Spence is a noun meaning (UK, dialect, dated) A buttery or pantry.
Meaning
(UK, dialect, dated) A buttery or pantry.
Example Sentences
'I expect it was a dog which got into the spence and licked up the junket and ate the biscuits,' put in the old turf-cutter. 'I would lock and bar the spence-door, if I were you, the next time I put such nice things in there.'
Word Forms
- spences
- spense
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hull, spencer, pantry, larder, buttery, butlery.
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