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1. Spencer
   [surname] The origin of the surname Spencer (also Spence, Spender, Spens, and Spenser) can be traced directly to Robert d`Abbetot who is listed as Robert le Dispenser, a tenant-in-chief of several counties, in the Domesday Book of 1086. Robert was possibly one of the Norman knights who fough...
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2. Spencer
   [clothing] The Spencer, dating from the 1790s, was originally a woolen outer tail-coat with the tails cut-off. It was worn as a short waist-length, double-breasted, man`s jacket over a long-tailed coat as extra covering. In its most authentic and fashionable form it would have been decorated...
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3. Spencer
   Meaning as a surname: A household servant.
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4. Spencer
   [n] - English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903)
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5. spencer
   bacon side without the ham Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • woman`s fitted jacket of waist length or shorter Category: Various industries and crafts
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6. Spencer
   Spen'cer noun [ Old French despensier . See Spence , and confer Dispenser .] One who has the care of the spence, or buttery. [ Obsolete] Promptorium Parvulorum.
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7. Spencer
   Spen'cer noun [ 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.
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8. Spencer
   Spen'cer noun (Nautical) 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...
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9. Spencer
   Herbert Spencer noun English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903)
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10. Spencer
    • (n.) A short jacket worn by men and by women. • (n.) One who has the care of the spence, or buttery. • (n.) 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...
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11. Spencer
    Spencer is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `Provider` Where is it used? The name Spencer is mainly used In English. Spencer appears In 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 174. In the last 128 years Spencer has occupied a spot In the top 1000 without interruptions. The name reached t...
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12. Spencer
    Spencer is the name given to a fore and aft gaff sail carried in square-rigged ships instead of mizzen staysails. The spencer was usually attached to the gaff by hoops, which enabled it be handled easily.
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13. Spencer
    [town] Spencer is a town in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. The village of Spencer is located in the northestern part of the town. It is part of the Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,341 at the 2000 census. ==Geography== According to the United States ...
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14. Spencer
    [town] Spencer is a town in Tioga County, New York, USA. The population was 3,153 at the 2010 census. The town and its primary village is named after Ambrose Spencer. The Town of Spencer is on the western border of the county and is south of Ithaca, New York. Inside the town is the Village o...
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15. Spencer
    Spencer is a variety of apple.
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16. Spencer
    Spencer, city (1990 pop. 11,066), seat of Clay co., NW Iowa, on the Little Sioux River; inc. 1880. The city lies in a fertile farm area. Beef is processed, and Spencer's manufactures include work clothes, machinery, prefabricated buildings, and metal products. A famous county fair is held every Sept...
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17. Spencer
    The Spencer was the first successful repeating rifle. It was manufactured in 1862 by the Spencer repeating Rifle Company, in the USA. The Spencer was a lever-action, rolling block rifle with a 7-round tube magazine in the butt. It had an effective range of 275 metres.
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18. Spencer
    A spencer was a man's short, double-breasted overcoat without tails popular during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, and named after Earl Spencer who popularised the coat. The spencer ended at the waist and was closed with buttons down the front. It had long sleeves that ended in cuffs. The ne...
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19. spencer
    a short, close-fitting coat worn by woman and children in the early 19th century.
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20. Spencer
    [given name] Spencer is a given name of British origin. ==List of persons with the given name== ===Fictional characters=== ...
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21. Spencer
    [TV series] Spencer, later titled Under One Roof, is an American teen situation comedy broadcast on NBC for one season starting in December 1984. The show originally starred Chad Lowe as high school student Spencer Winger, Mimi Kennedy as his mother Doris Winger, and Ronny Cox as his father ...
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22. Spencer
    [baseball] Spencer was a Major League Baseball shortstop who played in one game for the Washington Nationals in {by|1872}. Spencer, whose first name is unknown, went hitless in four at bats in his only career game. ...
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