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What is the noun for spencer?

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spencer
  1. (now historical) A short double-breasted men's overcoat worn in the 18th and 19th centuries.
  2. (now historical) A short, close-fitting jacket primarily worn by women and children in the early nineteenth century.
  3. (now historical) A (usually woollen) vest worn by women and girls for extra warmth.
  4. A large loose-fitted gaffsail on a square-rigger or barque, used from the nineteenth century onwards.
  5. Examples:
    1. “With this I left the inn, and got away to a place where I had arranged to wait for spencer.”
      “The lovely maid on whom I doat, Has made a spencer of my coat.”
      “Here he found Mr. spencer just returned from his visit to Sidney.”
spencer
  1. (archaic) One who has the care of the spence, or buttery.
  2. Examples:
    1. “With this I left the inn, and got away to a place where I had arranged to wait for spencer.”
      “The lovely maid on whom I doat, Has made a spencer of my coat.”
      “Here he found Mr. spencer just returned from his visit to Sidney.”
spence
  1. (dated) A buttery or pantry
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “When reporters asked to spend the night in her tent with her, spence refused.”
      “Two Kinds of Time by Graham Peck In contrast to spence, Graham Peck is almost unknown.”
      “Mr. spence visited Rome while Charles Edward was yet in his cradle.”
spencers
  1. plural of spencer
spences
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