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spence

(spɛns)
n
dialect
a. a larder or pantry
b. any monetary allowance
c. a parlour, esp in a cottage
[C14: from Old French despense, from Latin dispendere to distribute; see dispense]

Spence

(spɛns)
n
(Biography) Sir Basil (Unwin). 1907–76, Scottish architect, born in India; designed Coventry Cathedral (1951)
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[5] I was interested by finding here the hollow conical pitfall of the lion-ant, or some other insect; first a fly fell down the treacherous slope and immediately disappeared; then came a large but unwary ant; its struggles to escape being very violent, those curious little jets of sand, described by Kirby and Spence
"I have been a governess for five years," said she, "in the family of Colonel Spence Munro, but two months ago the colonel received an appointment at Halifax, in Nova Scotia, and took his children over to America with him, so that I found myself without a situation.
"'I had 4 pounds a month in my last place with Colonel Spence Munro.'
Spence. So he went out again into the cold damp air.
It is a significant fact, stated by entomologists -- I find it in Kirby and Spence -- that "some insects in their perfect state, though furnished with organs of feeding, make no use of them"; and they lay it down as "a general rule, that almost all insects in this state eat much less than in that of larvae.
Police pulled over the Hyundai car Kadie Spence, 31, was a passenger in on January 16 as part of a routine traffic stop when it was thought to be travelling too fast on Warner Road.
Pacquiao camp prefers Danny Garcia, Mikey Garcia over Spence, Porter !-- -- Dino Maragay (Philstar.com) - July 23, 2019 - 2:56pm LOS ANGELES Manny Pacquiao's team isn't interested in pitting the newly minted WBA "super" champion against his fellow titlists Errol Spence Jr.
Paul Spence, 47, had been detained by volunteers in a citizen's arrest streamed live on Facebook after he sent explicit messages via WhatsApp to an investigator posing as a girl aged 11.
Guisborough man Rory Spence, 45, was left with a feeling of "absolute terror" when his wife, Lisa, a mum of three, took seriously ill.
Fernandez has also brushed off the possibility of Pacquiao fighting sensational IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence.
A deal has yet to be made but oddsmakers have already installed Errol Spence as the big favorite should he end up facing Manny Pacquiao in a surefire welterweight war.
Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao has yet to announce his next opponent, but Errol Spence Jr.