SPINSTER
\spˈɪnstə], \spˈɪnstə], \s_p_ˈɪ_n_s_t_ə]\
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A woman who spins, or whose occupation is to spin.
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An unmarried or single woman; -- used in legal proceedings as a title, or addition to the surname.
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A woman of evil life and character; -- so called from being forced to spin in a house of correction.
By Oddity Software
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Olivopontocerebellar Atrophies
- group inherited disorders which share progressive ataxia combination with atrophy CEREBELLUM; PONS; inferior olivary nuclei. Additional features include RIGIDITY; NYSTAGMUS; RETINAL DEGENERATION; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; DEMENTIA; URINARY INCONTINENCE; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA. familial has an earlier onset (second decade) and may feature spinal cord atrophy. sporadic form tends to present in the fifth or sixth decade, is considered a clinical subtype MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1085)