I read this in an Indian newspaper, maybe The Hindu last month or early in June 2006
2006-06-16 02:05:00 · 4 answers · asked by ixedoc 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The actual definition is "A woman who has remained single past the conventional age of marrying". I don't fully understand what you are asking. Could you add more detail?
2006-06-16 02:12:35 · answer #1 · answered by Joe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, the newspaper is wrong. The OED is not going to delete the word spinster from its contents. The OED is the most prestigious and most conservative and most complete repository of words in the English language. They would not even think about deleting a commonly encountered antique word such as spinster.
2006-06-16 09:13:52 · answer #2 · answered by sonyack 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SPIN-ster (n.) A woman who hasn't been taken for a spin in the sack in a really long time.
2006-06-16 10:06:59 · answer #3 · answered by jimbob 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
spin-ster: n: a woman who has never been married
2006-06-16 09:13:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋